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This paper estimates the impact of Tunisia's tax and transfer system on inequality and poverty and assesses the … inequality and extreme poverty significantly. However, based on the national poverty line, the headcount ratio increases …
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poverty and inequality of Uganda's revenue collection instruments and social spending programs. Fiscal policy – including many … of spending in Uganda generally. The impact of fiscal policy on poverty is negligible, while the combination of very …
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and poverty. Net direct and indirect taxes combined reduce the Gini coefficient by 0.0644 points and the headcount ratio … the elimination of energy subsidies. The main reduction in poverty occurs in rural areas, where the headcount ratio … declines from 44 to 23 percent. In urban areas, fiscally-induced poverty reduction is more modest: the headcount ratio declines …
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We apply a standard tax-and-benefit-incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes … recipients. The impact of transfers on inequality and poverty reduction could be higher if spending on direct cash transfers that …
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We apply a standard tax and benefit incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes …. The impact of transfers on inequality and poverty reduction could be higher if spending on direct cash transfers that are …
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Using standard fiscal incidence analysis, this paper estimates the impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty in … thirteen countries in Latin America around 2010. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay are the countries which … equalizing in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay and also in Chile, Costa Rica and Ecuador but, in the latter, their effect is small …
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