618 | Do Government financial and tax policy affect SME’s growth? 1 Ministry of Science, Technology and Researches, Aras Institute of Higher Education 2 Department of management, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran 3 Department of management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran *Corresponding author: Farzad Sattari Ardabili, E-mail: farzadsattary@yahoo.com Abstract: The paper is based on the findings of a research project which aimed to identify the effects of governmental tax and finance policy on small and medium enterprises growth in Iran. To determine the factors that explain SMEs growth in Iran (Case of Ardabil Province), we used factor analysis based on a list of 26 questions about tax, tariffs and governmental policy that asked from 64 SMEs managers. Four dimension identified by factor analysis. Finally, correlation between factors and growth indexesexemined. The findings of the study lend support to this claim that incentives and discounts’ propriety with growth were the major determinants of the SMEs growth, and had significant relation with all the growth indexes. Differently, the effect of rates of credits on the number of staff revealed negative relationship. [RoghayyehAfshari, Farzad Sattari Ardabili and Samad Ali. Do Government financial and tax policy affect SME’s growth?Life Sci J 2012;9(4):4154-4159]. (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 618 Keywords: Government financial; tax policy; affect; SME’s growth | 618 |
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