The 1957 Tax Reform in the Franco Parliament

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  • Francisco Comín Comín
  • Rafael Vallejo Pousada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihe.2011.10.004

Keywords:

Tax reform, Fiscal policy, Francoist, N4, H2, H3

Abstract

This article discusses the tax reform of 1957 with a fresh perspective, using the original minutes of the Special Commission on Tax Reform and Budget for the biennium 1958-1959. It analyses, therefore, the legislative process in the organic “Parliament” of the regime of general Franco, allowing conclusions about the formation of fiscal policy in the Franco dictatorship. This approach shows the difficulties in approving tax reforms without taking into account the preferences of corporate and interested parties revealed by members of Parliament, despite the restrictive regulations for their political initiative.

Consequently, the tax reform of 1957 responded to the Government's intention to rationalize fiscal policy (rearranging public expenditure and modifying income) and implement, from the Treasury, a policy of stabilization, but the final product was mediated by the demands made in the Parliamentary Special Committee.

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Comín Comín, F., & Vallejo Pousada, R. (2019). The 1957 Tax Reform in the Franco Parliament. Investigaciones De Historia Económica, 8(3), 154–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihe.2011.10.004

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