Abstract
The article considers the question of the influence of taxes on economic growth. It presents the basic theoretical findings needed to comprehend the complexity of the question such as various economic theories on what helps to drive economic growth as well as various economic tax policies approaching the question. The methods of measuring the tax burden are then clarified in order to fully understand the last part of the article which is the presentation of findings of various selected literature reviews and research papers. That is what provides the general understanding of the influence of taxes and types of taxes on economic growth.