Corporate Taxes and Growth: Getting Rates, Bases, and Cost Recovery Right
Corporate income tax (CIT) design does far more than raise revenue. It shapes the cost of capital, influences where businesses build and expand, and ultimately affects productivity, wages, and prices. In the International Tax Competitiveness Index 2025 (ITCI), the corporate tax category is decomposed into three levers—rate, cost recovery, and incentives & complexity—because these are...


