Population Ageing and the Growth of Income and Consumption Tax Revenue
Published 16 Jul 2013
Authors: Christopher Ball and John Creedy
Abstract
This paper investigates the implications of population ageing and changes in labour force participation rates for projections of revenue obtained from personal income taxation and a consumption tax (in the form of a broad-based goods and services tax). A projection model is presented, involving changing age-income profiles over time for males and females. The model is estimated and applied to New Zealand over the period 2011-2062.
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Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Matt Benge, Iris Claus, Peter Mawson and Paul Rodway for comments on an earlier draft of this paper.
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