Buoyancy of a tax is defined as–
Percentage increase in tax revenue/percentage increase in tax base
Incorrect AnswerIncrease in tax revenue/percentage increase in tax coverage
Incorrect AnswerIncrease in tax revenue/increase in GDP
Correct AnswerPercentage increase in tax revenue/increase in tax coverage
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Tax buoyancy explains this relationship between the changes in government’s tax revenue growth and the changes in GDP.
Tax buoyancy measured by dividing the growth in tax collections for each year by the nominal GDP growth.
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