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Diperbarui: 23 September 2023   11:24

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Ekonomi. Sumber ilustrasi: PEXELS/Caruizp

Pajak merupakan salah satu  instrumen utama yang digunakan oleh pemerintahuntuk mengatur perekonomian dan membiayai berbagai program dan layanan publik. Salah satu tokoh terkenal dalam sejarah ekonomi klasik yang memilikipandangan yang relevan tentang perpajakan adalah Adam Smith.  

Adam Smith dikenal sebagai bapak ekonomi modern.Salahsatu prinsip yang paling relevan dari karyanya adalah prinsip kemampuankontribusi dalam perpajakan. Smith berpendapat bahwa individu harus membayarpajak berdasarkan kemampuan kontribusi mereka. Dengan kata lain, orang yangmemiliki pendapatan lebih tinggi harus membayar lebih banyak pajak daripadamereka yang memiliki pendapatan lebih rendah. Prinsip ini memandang pajaksebagai instrumen yang adil, karena mereka yang memiliki lebih banyak hartaatau penghasilan yang lebih tinggi dapat memberikan kontribusi yang lebih besarkepada masyarakat.

Adam Smith juga mengakuipentingnya pajak sebagai sumber pendapatan bagi pemerintah. Menurutnya,pemerintah perlu memungut pajak untuk membiayai layanan publik yang penting,seperti pertahanan, peradilan, dan infrastruktur. Tanpa pendapatan yang cukupdari pajak, pemerintah tidak dapat menjalankan tugas-tugasnya dengan efektif.

Salah satu aspek kuncidari pandangan Adam Smith adalah bahwa pajak yang berat dapat menghambatinvestasi. Smith percaya bahwa ketika pajak dikenakan secara berlebihan,individu dan perusahaan mungkin akan kehilangan insentif untuk menginvestasikanuang mereka dalam kegiatan ekonomi. Ini dapat menghambat pertumbuhan ekonomidalam jangka panjang.

Pandangan Adam Smithtentang pajak mencerminkan prinsip-prinsip ekonomi klasik yang menekankankeadilan, kemampuan kontribusi, dan pentingnya pajak sebagai alat untukmembiayai pemerintah dan mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi. prinsip-prinsip inimasih relevan dalam perdebatan perpajakan saat ini. Pemerintah di seluruh duniaterus mencari keseimbangan antara mengumpulkan pajak yang cukup untuk membiayailayanan publik dan memastikan bahwa pajak tidak menghambat pertumbuhan ekonomi.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       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