Tax Incentives : Using Tax Incentives to Attract Foreign Direct Investment
The increasing mobility of international firms and the gradual elimination of barriers to global capital flows have stimulated competition among governments to attract foreign direct investment, often through tax incentives. This note reviews the d...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/12105893/tax-incentives-using-tax-incentives-attract-foreign-direct-investment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11325 |
Summary: | The increasing mobility of international
firms and the gradual elimination of barriers to global
capital flows have stimulated competition among governments
to attract foreign direct investment, often through tax
incentives. This note reviews the debate about the
effectiveness of tax incentives, examining two
much-contested questions: can tax incentives attract foreign
investment? And what are the costs of using them? |
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