OECD Economic Surveys: Japan 2008

This 2008 edition of OECD's periodic survey of the Japanese economy finds Japan experiencing the longest expansion in its post-war history. Moving forward, this survey examines some of Japan's key challenges including bringing an end to deflation, achieving progress on fiscal consolidation, reforming the tax system, enhancing the productivity of the services sector, and coping with population ageing dualism.
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Graph 4.4 - The impact of taxes and the social security system on income distribution in Japan
Improvement in the Gini coefficient
The impact of taxes and the social security system on income distribution in Japan appears in OECD Economic Surveys: Japan.
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