The link between public debt and taxation
In advanced economies, the debt-to-GDP ratio has reached the highest level on record since 1950. Image: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Julio Escolano
Division Chief of the Fiscal Policy and Surveillance Division within the Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
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