Impuesto a la riqueza en épocas de la COVID-19: El caso peruano

Abstract

The economic policy of the Peruvian government is to contain the economic disaster caused by COVID-19. In order to quickly reactivate the economy, the government adopts some measures and others are still under evaluation, such as, for example, the imposition of a tax on wealth or called "solidarity tax" on people with higher annual income that allows greater collection and thus sustain public spending in the coming quarters. With an unemployment level that marks a record of 25% between February and April 2020, how does this measure impact the consumption of Peruvians? The effect on said population is analyzed, showing the profile of the Peruvian population and how susceptible their marginal propensity could be when consuming after the variation in their income.

Keywords

• marginal propensity to consume
• tribute
• discrete regression