Given the consistency of tax receipts as a percentage of GDP, growth obviously supersedes marginal rates as the driver of tax revenue.
Since tax evasion is a major driver of the underground economy, efforts to expand the tax base and improve tax collection can help curtail illicit flows, says Kar.
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"The federal tax increase was the primary driver, " Howard said.
"Council tax continues to be a key driver of rising housing costs, while in the past year higher mortgage servicing costs have also been important, " Mr Crawford added.
There have been numerous reports of police officers stopping such cars, and demanding that the driver produces his or her tax registration ID.
Tax and job incentives are a big driver.
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In March, a Tax Court Judge ruled that a UPS (nyse: UPS - news - people ) driver could be hit with back taxes after the three-year limit had expired because his tax preparer had claimed fraudulent charitable and other deductions on his return--even though the IRS never asserted the truck driver himself meant to commit fraud.
Like I said a second ago, the biggest driver in -- the two biggest drivers were tax cuts and prescription drug benefit programs that weren't paid for.
While six of Australia's top ten export markets are already in recession, the chief impact has come from the slowdown in one that is not: China, its biggest trading partner, and the main driver of a minerals boom that has fed fat company-tax revenues.
Election outcome notwithstanding, I believe that the quite onerous US tax system (for years past as well as what may lie ahead) will remain the key driver of US expatriations.
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