Efficiency considerations and the exemption of food from sales and value added taxes

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 166-182

  ab Iorwerth, Aled ^a   Whalley, John ^b  

^a Department of Finance Canada ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISCAL POLICY; FOOD INDUSTRY; PRICING POLICY; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 0042137299     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5982.00126     Document Type: Article

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