The tax base around the world is shrinking for traditional excise taxes, including taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and motor fuel. But newer excise taxes on things like carbon, cannabis, and ride-sharing are on the rise.

This trend has the potential to significantly affect the global economy.

Adam Hoffer, Director of Excise Tax Policy, joins Jesse to discuss how excise taxes have been used by policymakers in the past and how that is changing. They discuss what makes a good design for these taxes and where excise taxes may go in the future as the traditional “sin tax” base continues to shrink.

Links:
https://taxfoundation.org/global-excise-tax-policy-application-trends/
https://taxfoundation.org/unlock-global-growth-role-of-taxation/
https://taxfoundation.org/principles#Stability
https://taxfoundation.org/taxedu-video-cannabis/
https://taxfoundation.org/taxedu-video-carbon-tax-explained/

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