Even though I am in the middle of educating myself on the topic, I can say that what is known as the social value-added tax or VAT is basically a transfer of the payroll tax to a consumption tax. Some northern European countries and Germany have done that. You can appreciate why that would interest an organization like ours. We are starting to see a lot of research showing the very positive correlation of this transfer to a so-called social VAT and exports. It is simply a matter of moving towards a much more efficient tax regime, closer to a consumption tax.
On October 5th, 2011. See this statement in context.