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Let's Think About Taxes

            (October, 2008)


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574KB
Contents 407KB

01 Significance and Role of Tax: Basic Principles
......P03
1.15MB
    ・Taxes are a form of "membership dues to society"
    ・Adequate and stable taxes are required to fund
     public services
    ・A tax system that accommodates structural
     changes in the economy and society
 

02 Changing Social and Economic Structures
......P05
1.50MB
    ・Declining birthrate and an aging society
    ・Expanding social security costs
    ・End of constant economic growth, and globalization

03 Current Status of National Finances
......P07
3.71MB
    ・Expenditures and Revenues
    ・Trends in budget deficit
    ・Trends in balance of government bonds
    ・International comparison of the national burden ratio
    ・Lifetime benefits and burdens by generation
    ・Comparison of the government budget to a
     household budget
    ・Impact of fiscal deficit
    ・Integrated reform of expenditures and revenues

04 Current Status of Tax System
......P12
3.90MB
    ・Types of tax
    ・Trends in tax revenue by tax category
    ・Individual income tax, Corporation tax,
     Consumption tax, Inheritance tax

05 Reforming the Tax System to Build the Future
......P17
1.55MB
    ・Basic idea for fundamental reform of tax system

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