There is, however, an alternative course that could (1) shrink the deficit, (2) promote economic growth ... economy on earth and adopt a value-added tax.

Goldberg, Ray A., and Kerry Herman. "Nestle's Milk District Model: Economic Development for a Value-Added Food Chain and Improved Nutrition." Harvard Business School Case 906-406, November 2005.

Value-added taxes are a tax on domestic consumption ... wrote in a 2019 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research. More than 170 countries worldwide use VATs, according to the European ...