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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Tax Policy Implications<br />

With many goods, formula suggests that the most effi cient way to<br />

raise tax revenue is:<br />

1 Tax relatively more the inelastic goods (e.g. medical drugs, food)<br />

2 Spread taxes across all goods so as to keep tax rates relatively low on<br />

all goods (broad tax base)<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 3: Effi ciency 21 / 105

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