Impact of income tax reforms in Argentina on after-tax income distribution
We study income inequality dynamics in Argentina over the 1996-2015 period, before and after taxes on labor and social security contributions. After the 2001-2002 crisis, the country experienced changes in its economic structure, labor market institutions and fiscal policies, with an increase in the...
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I10-R369-article-441412024-01-26T22:37:28Z Impact of income tax reforms in Argentina on after-tax income distribution Impacto de reformas en el impuesto a la renta de las personas en Argentina sobre la distribución de ingresos después de impuestos Afonso, Santiago Income Inequality Income Tax Inflation Desigualdad del ingreso Impuesto a la renta Inflación We study income inequality dynamics in Argentina over the 1996-2015 period, before and after taxes on labor and social security contributions. After the 2001-2002 crisis, the country experienced changes in its economic structure, labor market institutions and fiscal policies, with an increase in the size of the public sector. The personal income tax contributed to that expansion by growing in the number of taxpayers and effective rates. The rise was not monotonic, but rather affected by the political cycle. The document describes the historic evolution of the tax’s parameters and its main reforms. We then use administrative payroll data of registered employees to simulate tax liabilities and therefore calculate inequality indicators. We find that after-tax income inequality has a decreasing tendency, particularly towards the end of the period. The distortive tax reforms motivated by the elections create limited but perceptible regressions on the inequality indicators. Estudiamos la dinámica de la desigualdad de los ingresos antes y después de impuestos a los ingresos del trabajo personal durante el período que va de 1996 a 2015 en Argentina. Luego de la crisis de 2001-2002, el país observó cambios en la estructura de su economía, en las instituciones del mercado laboral y en las políticas fiscales, con un incremento del peso del sector público en la economía. La trayectoria del impuesto no fue monótona sino dependiente del ciclo político. El documento describe la evolución histórica de los parámetros del tributo y sus principales reformas. Luego empleamos datos administrativos de los empleos en relación de dependencia privados para simular su determinación para cada año y calcular así indicadores de desigualdad. Encontramos una tendencia decreciente de la desigualdad de los ingresos después de impuestos, especialmente sobre el final del período. Las distorsivas reformas al impuesto motivadas por las elecciones generan regresiones limitadas pero perceptibles en los indicadores de desigualdad. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Instituto de Economía y Finanzas 2023-08-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Articles Artículos application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/acteconomica/article/view/44141 Actualidad Económica; Vol. 33 No. 110 (2023): Mayo - Agosto; 41-73 Actualidad Económica; Vol. 33 Núm. 110 (2023): Mayo - Agosto; 41-73 2250-754X 0327-585X spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/acteconomica/article/view/44141/44535 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
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Impact of income tax reforms in Argentina on after-tax income distribution |
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Impact of income tax reforms in Argentina on after-tax income distribution |
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We study income inequality dynamics in Argentina over the 1996-2015 period, before and after taxes on labor and social security contributions. After the 2001-2002 crisis, the country experienced changes in its economic structure, labor market institutions and fiscal policies, with an increase in the size of the public sector. The personal income tax contributed to that expansion by growing in the number of taxpayers and effective rates. The rise was not monotonic, but rather affected by the political cycle. The document describes the historic evolution of the tax’s parameters and its main reforms. We then use administrative payroll data of registered employees to simulate tax liabilities and therefore calculate inequality indicators. We find that after-tax income inequality has a decreasing tendency, particularly towards the end of the period. The distortive tax reforms motivated by the elections create limited but perceptible regressions on the inequality indicators. |
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Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Instituto de Economía y Finanzas |
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