Tax and fiscal policy should continue to support households and businesses through containment, then shift to bolstering recovery

Tax and fiscal policy responses are playing a critical role in limiting the hardship caused by containment measures, and should continue to do so as governments seek to support households and businesses, protect employment and pursue economic recovery from the global pandemic, according to new OECD analysis. ‘Tax and Fiscal Policy in Response to the Coronavirus Crisis; Strengthening Confidence and Resilience’, a report requested of the OECD by the Saudi ...

Taxation and the future of work; How tax systems influence choice of employment form

The OECD Taxation Working Paper: “Taxation and the future of work; How tax systems influence choice of employment form” (March 21, 2019) has been published on the website of the OECD (March 21, 2019). From the summary on the website of the OECD: Recent policy discussion has highlighted the variety of ways in which the world of work is changing. One development prevalent in some countries has been an increase ...