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The Value Added Tax: A Preliminary Look at Effects on the Agricultural Sector*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

J. B. Penn
Affiliation:
Farm Production Economics Division, Economic Research Service, USDA, Purdue University, Lafeyette
G. D. Irwin
Affiliation:
Farm Production Economics Division, Economic Research Service, USDA, Purdue University, Lafeyette
R. A. Richardson
Affiliation:
Purdue University

Extract

Discussion of the possibility of a value added tax (VAT) has recently become a lively topic for the press, public, and politicians. The President's 1970 Task Force on Business Taxation recommended that the tax not be imposed immediately, but that the possibility of using the VAT in the future be given more exposure and discussion. A number of states have also considered enacting a VAT, and a few have done so.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1972

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Footnotes

*

Purdue University Agr. Exp. Journal Paper No. 4661. The following individuals were consulted on aspects of this work: Henry Aaron, Brookings Institution; George Carlson, Office of Tax Analysis, U.S. Treasury Dept.; Jack Alterman, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor; Martin Marimont, Office of Business Economics, U.S. Dept. of Commerce; W. Fred Woods, Economic Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

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