Which ratio is typically cited under IMF-backed fiscal narratives when commentators stress widening tax net compliance rather than endlessly hiking utility tariffs alone during 2024-2025 repair phases?
Q1. Which ratio is typically cited under IMF-backed fiscal narratives when commentators stress widening tax net compliance rather than endlessly hiking utility tariffs alone during 2024-2025 repair phases?
Answer: Federal tax receipts relative to gross domestic output
Explanation: Under IMF-backed fiscal consolidation narratives, commentators stress raising the federal tax-to-GDP ratio as the primary sustainable fiscal instrument, emphasising broadening the tax net over repeatedly increasing utility tariffs which disproportionately burden consumers.