This paper aims to advance understanding about the relationship between taxation and inequality in developing countries … taxes promoted the progressivity of the tax system and contributed to the reduction of inequality. Yet, the effectiveness of …

The paper analyses the changes in tax policy, tax/GDP ratios, tax incidence and income inequality which have taken … income improved on average by 0.4-0.8 points, and that, as a result, redistribution via taxation improved (especially in the …

South Africa exhibits extreme levels of income inequality and is ranked as one of the most unequal countries in the … world. In order to measure these severe levels of inequality, it matters how we account for the different parts of the … decrease in overall inequality of taxable income in South Africa between 2011 and 2014, the two years under observation …

dramatic increase in income poverty and inequality between December 2019 and June 2020. The poverty rate, measured with the … cent. Inequality measured by the Gini coefficient increases substantially from 0.461 to 0.592. On average, household …

-benefit policies stabilized earnings losses. We then evaluate the impact on income-based poverty and inequality and the contribution of … inequality, and somewhat larger effects on the poverty gap due to lower relative earnings losses of the poor population at the …

Establishing an equitable and efficient tax system is essential for reducing poverty, combating inequality, and …

of these measures on income-based poverty and inequality. We find notable reductions in disposable incomes, concentrated …

the differences across the income distribution and impacts on measures of poverty and inequality. The paper also evaluates …