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Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

A value added tax is not a trade barrier

Donald Trump peddled an economic fallacy in Monday night’s Presidential debate by suggesting that Mexico’s value added tax, or VAT, gives its producers an advantage...
September 28, 2016Eric Toder
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Case of the Hidden Import Tax

Or: It's all about the shoes.
My 11-year-old daughter and I were shopping for sneakers recently, and we wanted to stick to a budget. We found a pair she liked, and...
April 6, 2016Renu Zaretsky