Relative Impact of Various Taxes on Poverty in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorOfori-Abebrese, Grace
dc.contributor.authorKordzo Adukonu, Sugar Emmanuel Frank
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-04T12:52:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T00:36:57Z
dc.date.available2018-06-04T12:52:20Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T00:36:57Z
dc.date.issued2016-05-26
dc.descriptionArticle published in the Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences,2016 found at Doi:10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3p150en_US
dc.description.abstractPoverty and inequality are tortuous manifestation based on a grid of interconnecting social, demographic, economic and political elements which are source of worry to society. Understanding their nature and effect is essential in functioning policies to address them. Taxation which is one of the sources governments mobilize revenue to address issues affecting the poor and society also have effect on poverty and inequality. This study investigates the effect of Ghana’s tax policies on poverty. The study employed the Johansen cointegration estimation techniques using annual time series data from the period 1984 to 2013. The results show that increase in indirect tax policies worsen poverty level in Ghana. However, direct tax policies and remittances have mitigating effect on poverty. Considering the agrarian structure of the economy, reducing export taxes will promote activities in the export subsector.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUSTen_US
dc.identifier.citationMediterranean Journal of Social Sciences MCSER Publishing, Rome-Italy Vol 7 No 3en_US
dc.identifier.issn2039-9340
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/11263
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMediterranean Journal of Social Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectTax Policyen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleRelative Impact of Various Taxes on Poverty in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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