European Union countries. However, the combination of direct and indirect taxes and transfers leads to an increase in poverty … to the top of the income distribution. Although these changes likely helped to reduce poverty, they were an expensive way … to achieve a small decline in the poverty rate. Higher and better targeted social assistance spending could have achieved …

This paper describes the impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty, and examines recent policy changes and … reduce poverty, especially for families with children and retirees. Beginning in the second decile, households are net payers … of lower value-added taxes on electricity and utility bills is expected to be slightly poverty reducing, this effect is …

of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty is key to inform policy choices. This paper's key research question is to … analyze the redistributive effect of fiscal policy on income distribution and poverty in Serbia. It advances on the previous … poverty in Serbia, using the Commitment to Equity Assessment approach. The findings suggest that Serbia's fiscal system is …