assess the effects of government taxation and social spending on poverty and inequality in Moldova. The paper presents the … contribution of different taxes and transfers to poverty and inequality reduction in Moldova, as well as the cost-effectiveness of … different taxes and transfers in achieving these poverty and inequality reduction goals. The analysis finds that the tax …

This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing … three deciles, respectively). Although existing direct fiscal transfers have poverty-reducing effects, they are too small …

Colombia has reduced extreme poverty in the past 16 years by almost half, moderate poverty by 22 percentage points, and … made more than four million Colombians jump the threshold of multidimensional poverty. However, it remains one of the most … speed up the decline in inequality levels and reduce poverty. This study presents an exhaustive and comprehensive analysis …

Fiscal policy is central to not only macroeconomic stability and growth, but also to poverty and inequality reduction … insufficient to compensate for the effect of taxes, resulting in net increases in poverty. In the context of upper …

transfers, indirect subsidies, and in-kind transfers) on the level of poverty and inequality in Uganda, using the …-kind transfers, are the biggest contributors to reducing inequality. Although equalizing, fiscal policy is poverty-inducing in Uganda … indirect taxes; the poverty headcount ratio increases by 2.3 percentage points. Going forward, the combination of raising …

Egypt also led to a decrease in poverty, mostly from the flagship Tamween program. Poverty and inequality could be reduced …. The large gap between the government's expenditures and revenues helps explain the positive outcomes on poverty and …

must not lose sight of the critical redistributive role of the fiscal system, particularly its impact on poverty and … and poverty in Albania, assessing the individual and combined effects of taxes and public social spending. The findings … show that the fiscal system in Albania plays a positive role in reducing inequality. Yet, it has a moderate poverty …

, decreasing the Gini inequality index by 21 percentage points, and the official measure of poverty incidence by 27.6 percentage …