-simulation framework based on the combination of data from household and expenditure surveys. On the indirect taxes side, we consider two … relation to direct taxes, we consider the effects of increasing the upper limit of the tax free zone of the labor component of … including changes in direct and indirect taxes. Our results indicate that redistribution through the analyzed modifications in …

How much redistribution does Uruguay accomplish through social spending and taxes? How progressive are revenue … inequality and poverty when all taxes and transfers are combined. In comparison with other five countries in Latin America, it … third in terms of overall (including transfers in kind) inequality reduction effectiveness. Direct taxes are progressive and …

, and taxes? Standard fiscal incidence analyses applied to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay using a … comparable methodology yields the following results. Direct taxes and cash transfers reduce inequality and poverty by nontrivial … amounts in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay but less so in Bolivia, Mexico, and Peru. While direct taxes are progressive, the …

How much redistribution does Uruguay accomplish through social spending and taxes? How progressive are revenue … all taxes and transfers are combined. Direct taxes are progressive and indirect taxes are practically neutral. Social …

, and taxes? Standard fiscal incidence analyses applied to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay using a … comparable methodology yields the following results. Direct taxes and cash transfers reduce inequality and poverty by nontrivial … amounts in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay but less so in Bolivia, Mexico, and Peru. While direct taxes are progressive, the …

How much redistribution does Uruguay accomplish through social spending and taxes? How progressive are revenue … inequality and poverty when all taxes and transfers are combined. In comparison with five other countries in Latin America, it … third in terms of overall (including transfers in-kind) inequality reduction effectiveness. Direct taxes are progressive and …