IMF Working Paper: Is Tax Policy Supporting a Costly Industrial Policy in Mozambique

23 January, 2025

An IMF working paper written by Santos Bila, Utkarsh Kumar and Alexis Meyer-Cirkel with the title Is Tax Policy Costly Industrial Policy in Mozambique? Finds that tax advantages do not compensate for shortcomings in economic conditions. The

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Belgium – Tax benefits for investments in economic zones

11 May, 2014

Belgium has passed legislation providing for tax relief for employers making investments in particular economic zones. The relief is a partial exemption from salary withholding tax in respect of wages paid to new employees who are taken on within

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Taiwan: Pilot free trade zones to be established

11 April, 2013

Taiwan has revealed that pilot free trade zones are to be established to liberalize the island’s economy and upgrade the industrial structure. The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) aims to attract high value-added industries

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