Is Tax Policy Costly Industrial Policy in Mozambique?

Author: Santos Bila, Utkarsh Kumar, and Alexis Meyer-Cirkel

Volume/Issue: Volume 2025 Issue 010

Publication date: January 2025

ISBN: 9798229000697

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Taxation - General , Exports and Imports , Tax Policy , Industrial Policy , Mozambique , Tax Incentives , Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) , Revenue Mobilization , Market Distortions , Fiscal Expenditure , Domestic Investment , Mozambique's tax policy , tax report , firm Age , firms in Maputo , accelerated depreciation , Tax expenditures , Corporate income tax , Special economic zones , Global , Africa , Sub-Saharan Africa

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Summary

This paper analyzes the use of tax policy as industrial policy in Mozambique. Despite significant foregone tax revenue due to industrial policy in the form of tax incentives, the effectiveness of Mozambique's tax policy remains questionable due to insufficient data and unclear public policy strategy. Through an examination of macro data, tax reports, and data from World Bank Enterprise Surveys, the note underscores the need for a thorough reassessment of existing tax measures. It advocates for a more strategic, targeted and evidence-based design of tax incentives that deliver on industrial policy goals.