The Economics of Subnational VAT

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When sub-national VAT was actually implemented in countries (such as the EU and Canada) based on the destination principle, the basic view on the application of sub-national VAT has shifted from the origin principle to the destination principle after the fact. Our view on this problem is that, since we are talking about a value-added tax, the tax base for sub-national VAT has to be the amount of final consumption plus the amount of input tax that cannot be deducted in tax-exempt categories. We also need to guarantee the right of local governments to levy tax, their right to decide tax rates, and their discretion over tax administration. When focusing on theoretical consistency and feasibility in these respects, many of our interviews produced the assertion that the Canadian model is extremely consistent with theory. Canadian model would be feasible in Japan.