This paper assesses the impact of fiscal policy on the incidence, depth, and severity of poverty, and examines whether … combined effect of taxes and social spending helped substantially to reduce poverty and inequality in Poland in 2014, in line … capacity to redistribute, it had a relatively weak capacity to reduce poverty given the resources at its disposal, and this was …

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 …

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 …

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 …

and poverty levels, as well as to the misclassification of some individuals as regards to their poverty status. Using a … overall poverty rate, but individual poverty statuses are affected. Intra-household consumption inequalities accounts for 14 … intra-household inequality and individual risk of poverty …