How equitable are taxes in low- and middle-income countries?

What roles does taxation play in reducing high levels of inequality in low- and middle-income countries?

Given the high and persistent levels of income inequality in developing countries, how can taxation play a role in reducing inequality? In this episode of VoxDevTalks, Lucie Gadenne discusses how the actual distributional impacts of taxes often differs from their objectives, and outlines the features of developing economies that lead to these deviations.

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