In a Common Dreams article, Léonce Ndikumana discusses how the Republican tax plan and its large corporate tax rate cut will lead to other countries following suit. This spillover effect, he suggests, will be endured by poor people all over the world, as governments make up budget shortfalls by cutting back on public services and infrastructure investments.
In America and Around the World, the Poor Will Pay for the GOP Tax Plan
November 23, 2017
| Commentary
- Intro Text: This commentary by Léonce Ndikumana of PERI discusses how the large corporate tax rate cut within the overall Republican tax plan will induce other countries to follow suit. Ndikumana explains why the spillover effects of this measure will be experienced most heavily by poor people throughout the world. Governments at all levels of development throughout the world will make up budget shortfalls by cutting back on public services and infrastructure investments.
- Type of publication: Commentary
- Research or In The Media: Commentary
- Research Area: Labor Markets, Wages & Poverty
- Publication Date: 2017-11-23
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