Chris McGrath/Getty Images Comments 0 Add to Bookmarks Chinese English Japanese Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Share your personal link to earn points 灾后恢复融资的正确方式 Oct 30, 2019 Koichi Hamada 东京—10月中旬,日本在遭到台风海贝思重创的同时——这是六十多年来袭击日本的最强台风——还发生了5.7级地震。随着气候变化的加剧,日本也和世界其他国家一样,将面临日益频繁和严重的自然灾害,不得不投入巨大的灾后恢复努力。增税不是为此“埋单”的好办法。2011年东日本大地震及海啸摧毁日本大部后不久,我颇为敬重的两位著名经济学家伊藤元重和伊藤隆敏在《日经新闻》上指出,为了避免让子孙后代背上沉重包袱,政府应该通过提高税收而不是发行债务来为灾后恢复融资。数百名经济学家都支持这一建议。但这一方法大错特错。事实上,它与公共财政理论相悖。公共财政理论认为,应对临时性冲击的措施——比如自然灾害或战争——应该通过临时性增加赤字来融资。 We hope you're enjoying Project Syndicate. To continue reading, subscribe now. Subscribe or Register for FREE to access two premium articles per month. Register Already have an account? Log in Share your personal link to earn points Whatsapp Bookmark Email Print Contact Us 0 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Show More Show More Contact Us https://prosyn.org/zfVi5kzzh
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东京—10月中旬,日本在遭到台风海贝思重创的同时——这是六十多年来袭击日本的最强台风——还发生了5.7级地震。随着气候变化的加剧,日本也和世界其他国家一样,将面临日益频繁和严重的自然灾害,不得不投入巨大的灾后恢复努力。增税不是为此“埋单”的好办法。
2011年东日本大地震及海啸摧毁日本大部后不久,我颇为敬重的两位著名经济学家伊藤元重和伊藤隆敏在《日经新闻》上指出,为了避免让子孙后代背上沉重包袱,政府应该通过提高税收而不是发行债务来为灾后恢复融资。数百名经济学家都支持这一建议。
但这一方法大错特错。事实上,它与公共财政理论相悖。公共财政理论认为,应对临时性冲击的措施——比如自然灾害或战争——应该通过临时性增加赤字来融资。
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