| In each session, 30 min. for presentation, 10 min. for comment and 20 min. for open discussion. | ||
Date 1 (February 22) Tokyo Station Conference (room 602) |
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| 9:00 - 9:15 | Registration | |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Opening: | Introduction to Tax Reform in Japan: Issues and challenge |
| Speaker: | Shigeki Morinobu (Chuo University) | |
| 9:30-10:30 | Session 1: | Tax Policy Reform in Japan |
| Chair: | Shigeki Morinobu (Chuo University) | |
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Eiji Tajika (Hitotsubashi University) The role of personal income tax to mitigate widening income inequality: the case of Japan |
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| Discussant: | Michael Keen (IMF) | |
| 10:30-11:30 | Session 2: | Tax Reform: An International Perspective |
| Chair: | Satoshi Watanabe (Hitotsubashi University) | |
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Jeffrey Owens (OECD) International Tax Trends: An OECD Perspective |
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Discussant:
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Toshihiro Ihori (Tokyo University)
International Tax Trends-- An OECD Perspective: Comment |
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| 11:30-12:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 12:30 -15:30 | Session 3: | Practice and Challenge of Tax Policy in Asia |
| Chair: | Shinji Asanuma (Hitotsubashi University) | |
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Donghyun Park (Asian Development Bank): Overview Globalization, Erosion of Tax Base, and the Revenue (paper) |
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| Discussant: | Masahiko Takeda (Hitotsubashi University) | |
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Junghun Kim (Korea Institute of Public Finance) Tax Policy in Korea: Recent Changes and Key Issues (paper) Tax Policy in Korea: Recent Changes and Key Issues (slides) |
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Discussant:
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Shun-ichiro Bessho (Hitotsubashi University) Comments on “Tax policy in Korea: Recent changes and key issues” |
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Nguyen Van Phung (Vietnam) Tax Reform in Vietnam -- Emerging Issues (paper) Tax Reform in Vietnam Issues Need to be Addressed (slides) |
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Zhang Xue Dan (China) Study on Tax System Reform in China |
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Discussant:
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Toshiyuki Fushimi (National Tax Agency) Ichiro Otani (Hitotsubashi University) Kota Sugahara (Kyoto Sangyo University) |
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| 15:30-15:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:45-17:30 | Panel Discussion: Tax Reform in Globalization Era | |
| Panelists: | Michael Keen, Yutaka Kosai, Shigeki Morinobu, Jeffrey Owens, Vito Tanzi | |
| Moderator: | Motohiro Sato | |
| 19:00- | Reception (Invitation only) | |
Date 2 (February 23) Institute of Japan Business Federation (room 1002) |
9:15-10:15 | Session 4: | Tax Treatment of Pensions in Selected Asian Countries |
| Chair: | Teruo Ujiie (ADBI) | |
| Speaker: | Mukul G. Asher (National University of Singapore) | |
| Discussant: | Shinji Yamashige (Hitotsubashi University) | |
| 10:15-10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30-11: 30 | Session 5: | Tax Administration; Theory and Practice |
| Chair: | Shigeki Kunieda (Hitotsubashi University) | |
| Speaker: |
Arindam Das-Gupta (National University of Singapore) (paper) (slides) |
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| Discussant: | Satoshi Watanabe (Hitotsubashi University) | |
| 11:30-12:45 | Lunch Break | |
12:45-15:45
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Session 6:
| Reforming the Tax System for the 21st Century The Mirrlees Review |
| Chair: | Kai Konrad (Free University of Berlin) | |
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Robin Boadway (Queen’s University): Wealth Taxation Wealth and Wealth Transfer Taxation (slides) |
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| Discussant: | Junghun Kim (Korea) | |
| Speaker: | Michael Keen (IMF): VAT and Indirect Tax | |
Discussant:
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Motohiro Sato (Hitotsubashi University) |
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Speaker: |
Steve Bond (IFS): Corporate Taxation | |
Discussant: |
Shigeki Kunieda (Hitotsubashi University) | |
| 15:45-16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00-17:00 | Session 7: | Theory and Practice of Tax Policy and Reform |
| Chair: | Ichiro Otani (Hitotsubashi University) | |
| Speaker: | Vito Tanzi (Former IMF) | |
| Discussant: | Arindam Das-Gupta(National University of Singapore) | |
| 17:00-17:15 | Closing Remarks | |