VALUE ADDED TAX EFFICIENCY. A STUDY OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Efektívnosť dane z pridanej hodnoty. Štúdia Slovenskej republiky
Published: 17.11.2025
https://doi.org/10.24040/aap.2025.22.spec.iss.18-35
Abstract: The aim of this contribution is to analyze the efficiency of value added tax in the conditions of the Slovak Republic based on the application of a modified methodology for calculating VAT efficiency according to Mendoza-Razin-Tesar. The Mendoza - Rasin - Tesar methodology is a widely used methodology for examining the tax efficiency of a selected tax. This work is also based on publicly available data from the Institute of Financial Policy of the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic for the period from 2005 to 2019. Based on the chosen methodology and data, we determined the effective VAT rate for the conditions of the Slovak Republic, which ranged from 13.35% to 17.47% for the selected period. The findings were subsequently compared with other countries, primarily the V4 countries.
Keywords: VAT, VAT efficiency, Mendoza-Razin-Tesar methodology
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ORAVSKÝ, R. Value added tax efficiency. A study of the Slovak Republic. Acta aerarii publici. Online. vol. 22 (2025), special issue, pp. 18 – 35. Available from: https://doi.org/10.24040/aap.2025.22.spec.iss.18-35 [accessed YYYY-MM-DD].