Debate ignites on Laffer’s press

2024-07-05 17:35:14

INTRODUCTION – By proposing to increase taxes, isn’t the New Elite in danger of reaching a breaking point? The question was asked to the director of environment Marine Tondelier on Thursday during the debate on BFM.

For some liberal economists, this is another iron law: when tax rates exceed a certain level, tax revenues begin to fall, because economic agents are discouraged from working less. open. A concept proposed by the American economist Arthur Laffer, illustrated by his famous bell curve, and summed up by a wonderful formula: “A lot of taxes kill taxes”.

A classic of economic debates, the “Laffer curve” made its way into the legislative campaign. ” Aren’t you afraid of a Laffer effect? ? » Ask the designer Nicolas Doze to Marine Tondelier, head of the environment, that Thursday evening on BFM. Meaning, are the proposed tax increases by a coalition of leftist parties not at risk of being opposed? The New Elite Front plans to introduce fourteen tax brackets – compared to five in the current system – with just one bracket…

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