Local sales taxation: an assessment of the feasibility and likely effects of sales taxation at the local level in the UK

  • John Hall
  • Stephen Smith

Published on 1 January 1995

This report considers the issues involved in using sales taxes as a possible source of local government revenues in the UK.

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Authors

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John Hall

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Stephen Smith

Report details

DOI
10.1920/re.ifs.1995.0046
ISBN
978-1-873357-43-9
Publisher
IFS

Suggested citation

Hall, J and Smith, S. (1995). Local sales taxation: an assessment of the feasibility and likely effects of sales taxation at the local level in the UK. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/local-sales-taxation-assessment-feasibility-and-likely-effects-sales-taxation-local (accessed: 24 April 2024).

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