Tax perceptions and the demand for public expenditure: Evidence from UK micro-data

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 793-816

  Gemmell, Norman ^a   Morrissey, Oliver ^a   Pinar, Abuzer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fiscal illusion; Income tax; Public spending; Tax perceptions; VAT

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142023881     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(03)00037-5     Document Type: Article

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