The Inequity of Consumption-Based Tax Systems
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| author | Dias, Thiago Iglesias, José Roberto Gonçalves, Sebastián |
| author_facet | Dias, Thiago Iglesias, José Roberto Gonçalves, Sebastián |
| contents | This study examines the lack of redistributive effectiveness of consumption-based tax systems with respect to social fairness. Through numerical simulations, we explore the wealth exchanges among economic agents subject to flat consumption taxes, comparing universal redistribution with optimal targeted approaches. The results demonstrate that consumption taxes exhibit inherent regressivity, disproportionately burdening the poorest 40% of households who contribute over half of total tax revenue for most tax rates. The findings challenge the equity of consumption taxes and provide quantitative insights for designing more fair fiscal policies. |
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| spellingShingle | The Inequity of Consumption-Based Tax Systems Dias, Thiago Iglesias, José Roberto Gonçalves, Sebastián Physics and Society This study examines the lack of redistributive effectiveness of consumption-based tax systems with respect to social fairness. Through numerical simulations, we explore the wealth exchanges among economic agents subject to flat consumption taxes, comparing universal redistribution with optimal targeted approaches. The results demonstrate that consumption taxes exhibit inherent regressivity, disproportionately burdening the poorest 40% of households who contribute over half of total tax revenue for most tax rates. The findings challenge the equity of consumption taxes and provide quantitative insights for designing more fair fiscal policies. |
| title | The Inequity of Consumption-Based Tax Systems |
| topic | Physics and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01823 |