The Position of Inflation Tax in Islamic Economics

One way to acquire income for securing public expenditures in conventional economics is to increase non-financed currency and circulate banknotes by the governments. The increase of the volume of surplus money on economic growth causes to shift the shopping power of people to the government, the increase of total demand and boosting the rate of inflation; a phenomenon which is known as “tax inflation”. Although now tax inflation is used as a current way for budget deficit’s financing, an exact analysis of its legitimacy in Islamic economics has not been presented yet. This paper deals with a study on the legitimacy of tax inflation in Islamic economics. Based on research’s findings, tax inflation considering its opposition with economic aims of Sharia; that is upbringing of justice and equity, eliminating poverty and decentralizing wealth in the hands of the rich and its disagreeing with the principle of payment capability, the verse on “commerce” and the verse on “trifling price” Islam and Muslims interests, the rule on “Important and most Important” and the necessity of fulfilling contracts, has no position in Islamic economics and cannot be considered as a sources for acquiring revenues in Islamic government.