Journal of Applied Economic Research
ISSN 2712-7435
Comparative Analysis of Fiscal Regulation Measures of the G20 Countries in the Era of the Coronavirus Crisis and in the Post-Coronavirus Perspective
A.I. Pogorletskiy, N.V. Pokrovskaia
St. Petersburg State University St.Petersburg, Russia
Abstract
The article seeks to describe the features of fiscal policy during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research subject is the developed and developing countries of the G20 Group. The purpose of the article is to show an increasing importance of fiscal regulation measures in the era of the coronavirus crisis and in the post-coronavirus future, while noting the special role of taxation, which in modern conditions is given an important role in the toolkit for replenishing the revenue of state budgets of the leading countries of the world. The hypothesis of the research is that fiscal policy in the modern world acquires a qualitatively different meaning, becoming a priority of state regulation in the field of public finance, shifting the emphasis from the previous priority of monetary policy measures. Based on the generalization of the Covid-19 consequences on the economy and public finances and the experience of overcoming crises, the key postulates of modern fiscal policy were substantiated: clear socially oriented focus; focus on neutralizing excess income of companies that managed to take advantage of their technological advantages during the pandemic; a combination of support for the population by growing government spending and the use of tougher tax pressure on those who managed to get rich during the coronavirus crisis; consistency of the national fiscal policy of the post-Covid recovery period with the policies of other countries of the world. Summarizing the experience of implementing fiscal policy in China, Japan and Korea since the early 2020s made it possible to highlight the differences between countries in the tax response to the pandemic, as well as to the recovery after it: the planned tax cut in China, the issuance of corona bonds in Japan, tax incentives for certain sectors of the economy against the background of an increase of PIT rate in Korea. The study of fiscal policy during the Covid-19 pandemic based on data from national financial statistics is of interest for future research.
Keywords
public finance; public debt; corona crisis; taxes; tax policy; taxation; Covid-19 pandemic; fiscal policy
JEL classification
H2, H30, H5, H6References
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About Authors
Pogorletskiy Alexander Igorevich
Doctor of Economics, Professor, Department of World Economy, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia (191034, St. Petersburg, Universitetskaya Nab., 7/9); ORCID 0000-0003-4495-5557; e-mail: a.pogorletskiy@spbu.ru.
Pokrovskaia Natalia Vladimirovna
Candidate of Economics, Associate Professor, Department of Theory of Credit and Financial Management, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia (191034, St. Petersburg, Universitetskaya Nab., 7/9); ORCID 0000-0002-8314-9470; e-mail: n.pokrovskaia@spbu.ru.
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Pogorletskiy A.I., Pokrovskaia N.V. Comparative Analysis of Fiscal Regulation Measures of the G20 Countries in the Era of the Coronavirus Crisis and in the Post-Coronavirus Perspective. Journal of Applied Economic Research, 2021, Vol. 20, No. 1, 31-61. DOI: 10.15826/vestnik.2021.20.1.002.
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Received January 11, 2021; Revised February 7, 2021; Accepted February 18, 2021.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15826/vestnik.2021.20.1.002
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