Income Inequality and Fiscal Policy (2nd Edition)

This note will describe recent trends in income inequality in both advanced and developing economies and how tax and expenditure policies have impacted on these trends. It will discuss how tax and expenditure policies should be designed to bring about a more equitable distribution of income, as well as to protect the most vulnerable populations during periods of fiscal consolidation.

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Year of publication:	2012-09-27
Authors:	Bastagli, Francesca ; Coady, David ; Gupta, Sanjeev
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Subject:	Developed countries \| Developing countries \| Fiscal consolidation \| Government expenditures \| Income distribution \| Taxation \| Unemployment

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Staff Discussion Notes.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Staff Discussion Notes Number 12/08R 3 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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