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http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/library/_paper/the-cost-of-tax-expenditures-in-belgium/
The cost of tax expenditures in Belgium
24 February 2011
In this HIVA report (KUL), the authors sum up the cost of tax expenditures in Belgium as a whole. They start with an overview of our tax system before analyzing in detail several highly visible policies such as the notional interests and the ‘title-services’. Hence, they run an international comparison of our present tax system. Their conclusions are breathtaking: tax expenditures cost enormously for the state’s budget and increase inequality between taxpayers.
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