ABSTRACT

The fall in the number of percentage points

of annual output associatedwith a reduction

in price inflation byone percentage point.

sacrifice theory (H2)

The assertion that taxation should be

based on ABILITY TO PAY. This approach to

taxation can be traced back to Adam

SMITH and John Stuart MILL. It has been

criticized for assuming that INTERPERSONAL

UTILITY COMPARISONS are possible and for

ignoring DISINCENTIVE EFFECTS of taxation.