Abstract
ABSTRACT Do revenue-neutral tax swaps boost growth? To answer this question, we use a panel data set of nine OECD countries for the period 1981-2017 and arrive at the following main results under revenue-neutral conditions: First, the most growth-damaging tax is the corporate income tax, followed by the personal income tax. Second, a shift from income taxes to consumption taxes is associated with higher growth, while a shift from social security contributions and property taxes to payroll & workforce taxes has significant negative effects on growth. Overall, our results confirm the view that revenue-neutral tax reforms focusing on a shift from income taxation to consumption and property taxation would promote growth.
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