Jamaica : Poverty and Social Impacts of Fiscal Reforms

This Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) explores the distributional effects of a package of fiscal reforms initiated by the Government of Jamaica and supported by the World Bank under the programmatic fiscal sustainability Development Policy...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Poverty Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
AIR
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16438699/jamaica-poverty-social-impacts-fiscal-reforms
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12755
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language English
en_US
topic ACCESS TO TRAINING
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE EFFECTS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AIR
AIR TRANSPORT
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BANKING SYSTEM
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FLIGHT
CAPITAL STOCK
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFERS
CENTRAL BANK
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMPTION TAX
CONSUMPTION TAXES
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
CORPORATE INCOME TAX
COUPON
COUPON PAYMENTS
CREDIT ACCESS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
DEBT
DEBT ACCUMULATION
DEBT BURDEN
DEBT EXCHANGE
DEBT MANAGEMENT
DEBT OVERHANG
DEBT RATIOS
DEBT SERVICING
DEBT SERVICING COSTS
DEBT STOCKS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIESEL
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DIVESTMENT
DIVESTMENTS
DIVIDEND
DIVIDENDS
DOMESTIC BOND
DOMESTIC BOND MARKET
DOMESTIC DEBT
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION LEVELS
ELASTICITIES
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EXCISE TAX
EXCISE TAX ON GASOLINE
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
EXTREME POVERTY
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FARMERS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL CONSOLIDATION
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL REFORMS
FOREIGN DEBT
FOREIGN FINANCING
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FUEL
FUEL COSTS
FUEL PRICE
FUEL PRICE INCREASES
FUEL PRICES
FUEL TAX
FUEL TAX CHANGES
FUEL TAX INCREASE
FUEL TAX REFORM
FUEL TAXES
FUNGIBLE
GASOLINE CONSUMPTION
GENDER
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
HOLDINGS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME FROM BONDS
INCOME TAX
INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS
INCOME TAXES
INCOMES
INDIRECT TAXATION
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INTEREST INCOME
INTEREST PAYMENTS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTMENT BANK
JOB SECURITY
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
LABOR FORCE SURVEYS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOUR FORCE
LABOUR MARKET
LACK OF INFORMATION
LIMITED ACCESS
LOAN
MONETARY FUND
NATIONAL INVESTMENT
NEGATIVE SHOCK
NEGATIVE SHOCKS
NEIGHBORHOODS
OUTPUT
OUTPUT RATIO
PERSONAL INCOME
PERSONAL INCOME TAX
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRICE CHANGE
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE OF FUEL
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATIZATION
PROPERTY TAX
PUBLIC BORROWING
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RATE OF GROWTH
RATE OF RETURN
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
RECEIPTS
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
REGIME CHANGE
REMITTANCES
RETURN
RETURNS
ROAD
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALL FARMERS
SOURCE OF INCOME
SOURCES OF INCOME
STAMP DUTY
TAX
TAX BASE
TAX BRACKETS
TAX BURDEN
TAX CODE
TAX COLLECTION
TAX DEDUCTIONS
TAX EXEMPTIONS
TAX INCENTIVES
TAX INCIDENCE
TAX POLICY
TAX PREFERENCES
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAX REFORMS
TAX REGIME
TAX REVENUES
TAX STRUCTURE
TAX SYSTEM
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELEPHONE SERVICES
TRADE UNIONS
TRANSFER TAX
TRANSIT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRUE
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION
USER FEES
VALUE ADDED TAXES
VEHICLES
VULNERABLE GROUPS
VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
WITHHOLDING TAX
spellingShingle ACCESS TO TRAINING
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE EFFECTS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AIR
AIR TRANSPORT
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BANKING SYSTEM
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FLIGHT
CAPITAL STOCK
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFERS
CENTRAL BANK
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMPTION TAX
CONSUMPTION TAXES
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
CORPORATE INCOME TAX
COUPON
COUPON PAYMENTS
CREDIT ACCESS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
DEBT
DEBT ACCUMULATION
DEBT BURDEN
DEBT EXCHANGE
DEBT MANAGEMENT
DEBT OVERHANG
DEBT RATIOS
DEBT SERVICING
DEBT SERVICING COSTS
DEBT STOCKS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIESEL
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DIVESTMENT
DIVESTMENTS
DIVIDEND
DIVIDENDS
DOMESTIC BOND
DOMESTIC BOND MARKET
DOMESTIC DEBT
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION LEVELS
ELASTICITIES
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EXCISE TAX
EXCISE TAX ON GASOLINE
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
EXTREME POVERTY
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FARMERS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL CONSOLIDATION
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL REFORMS
FOREIGN DEBT
FOREIGN FINANCING
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FUEL
FUEL COSTS
FUEL PRICE
FUEL PRICE INCREASES
FUEL PRICES
FUEL TAX
FUEL TAX CHANGES
FUEL TAX INCREASE
FUEL TAX REFORM
FUEL TAXES
FUNGIBLE
GASOLINE CONSUMPTION
GENDER
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
HOLDINGS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME FROM BONDS
INCOME TAX
INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS
INCOME TAXES
INCOMES
INDIRECT TAXATION
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INTEREST INCOME
INTEREST PAYMENTS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTMENT BANK
JOB SECURITY
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
LABOR FORCE SURVEYS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOUR FORCE
LABOUR MARKET
LACK OF INFORMATION
LIMITED ACCESS
LOAN
MONETARY FUND
NATIONAL INVESTMENT
NEGATIVE SHOCK
NEGATIVE SHOCKS
NEIGHBORHOODS
OUTPUT
OUTPUT RATIO
PERSONAL INCOME
PERSONAL INCOME TAX
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRICE CHANGE
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE OF FUEL
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATIZATION
PROPERTY TAX
PUBLIC BORROWING
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RATE OF GROWTH
RATE OF RETURN
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
RECEIPTS
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
REGIME CHANGE
REMITTANCES
RETURN
RETURNS
ROAD
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALL FARMERS
SOURCE OF INCOME
SOURCES OF INCOME
STAMP DUTY
TAX
TAX BASE
TAX BRACKETS
TAX BURDEN
TAX CODE
TAX COLLECTION
TAX DEDUCTIONS
TAX EXEMPTIONS
TAX INCENTIVES
TAX INCIDENCE
TAX POLICY
TAX PREFERENCES
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAX REFORMS
TAX REGIME
TAX REVENUES
TAX STRUCTURE
TAX SYSTEM
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELEPHONE SERVICES
TRADE UNIONS
TRANSFER TAX
TRANSIT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRUE
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION
USER FEES
VALUE ADDED TAXES
VEHICLES
VULNERABLE GROUPS
VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
WITHHOLDING TAX
World Bank
Jamaica : Poverty and Social Impacts of Fiscal Reforms
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Jamaica
description This Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) explores the distributional effects of a package of fiscal reforms initiated by the Government of Jamaica and supported by the World Bank under the programmatic fiscal sustainability Development Policy Loan (DPL) series. The DPL series supports improved budget and debt management in order to reduce the debt overhang and create additional fiscal space for productive public spending, including social expenditures. The PSIA discusses the poverty and distributional impacts of the prior actions supported under the DPL, with a particular focus on two reform actions likely to have the most significant impacts: (1) tax reform and (2) public sector reform, focusing on rationalization of public bodies. The report offers both quantitative and qualitative assessments of the potential poverty and distributional effects of these policy changes. The report is structured as follows: section two analyzes the expected impact of changes in tax policy; section three investigates the potential impacts of public bodies' rationalization, and section four offers some caveats and concluding remarks. Each section begins with a discussion of the reform background as well as the major supporters and opponents of the reform. The analysis in each section is presented with the least possible amount of technical details in order to maximize the appeal to a broader audience. For the interested reader, the methodological details of the empirical approaches employed in this report are contained in the annexes.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Jamaica : Poverty and Social Impacts of Fiscal Reforms
title_short Jamaica : Poverty and Social Impacts of Fiscal Reforms
title_full Jamaica : Poverty and Social Impacts of Fiscal Reforms
title_fullStr Jamaica : Poverty and Social Impacts of Fiscal Reforms
title_full_unstemmed Jamaica : Poverty and Social Impacts of Fiscal Reforms
title_sort jamaica : poverty and social impacts of fiscal reforms
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16438699/jamaica-poverty-social-impacts-fiscal-reforms
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12755
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spelling okr-10986-127552021-04-23T14:03:04Z Jamaica : Poverty and Social Impacts of Fiscal Reforms World Bank ACCESS TO TRAINING ACCOUNTING ADVERSE EFFECTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AIR AIR TRANSPORT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANKING SYSTEM BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY CAPITAL ACCOUNT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL FLIGHT CAPITAL STOCK CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL BANK CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION TAX CONSUMPTION TAXES COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER CORPORATE INCOME TAX COUPON COUPON PAYMENTS CREDIT ACCESS CURRENCY CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE DEBT DEBT ACCUMULATION DEBT BURDEN DEBT EXCHANGE DEBT MANAGEMENT DEBT OVERHANG DEBT RATIOS DEBT SERVICING DEBT SERVICING COSTS DEBT STOCKS DEVELOPMENT BANK DIESEL DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME DIVESTMENT DIVESTMENTS DIVIDEND DIVIDENDS DOMESTIC BOND DOMESTIC BOND MARKET DOMESTIC DEBT EARNINGS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION LEVELS ELASTICITIES EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXCISE TAX EXCISE TAX ON GASOLINE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL SHOCKS EXTREME POVERTY FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FARMERS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL CONSOLIDATION FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL REFORMS FOREIGN DEBT FOREIGN FINANCING FOREIGN INVESTMENT FUEL FUEL COSTS FUEL PRICE FUEL PRICE INCREASES FUEL PRICES FUEL TAX FUEL TAX CHANGES FUEL TAX INCREASE FUEL TAX REFORM FUEL TAXES FUNGIBLE GASOLINE CONSUMPTION GENDER GOVERNMENT BONDS GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT HOLDINGS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME FROM BONDS INCOME TAX INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS INCOME TAXES INCOMES INDIRECT TAXATION INEQUALITY INFLATION INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INTEREST INCOME INTEREST PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVESTMENT BANK JOB SECURITY LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR FORCE SURVEY LABOR FORCE SURVEYS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOUR FORCE LABOUR MARKET LACK OF INFORMATION LIMITED ACCESS LOAN MONETARY FUND NATIONAL INVESTMENT NEGATIVE SHOCK NEGATIVE SHOCKS NEIGHBORHOODS OUTPUT OUTPUT RATIO PERSONAL INCOME PERSONAL INCOME TAX PETROLEUM PRODUCTS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRICE CHANGE PRICE CHANGES PRICE OF FUEL PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATIZATION PROPERTY TAX PUBLIC BORROWING PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES RATE OF GROWTH RATE OF RETURN REAL EXCHANGE RATE RECEIPTS RECURRENT EXPENDITURE REGIME CHANGE REMITTANCES RETURN RETURNS ROAD SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SKILLED WORKERS SMALL FARMERS SOURCE OF INCOME SOURCES OF INCOME STAMP DUTY TAX TAX BASE TAX BRACKETS TAX BURDEN TAX CODE TAX COLLECTION TAX DEDUCTIONS TAX EXEMPTIONS TAX INCENTIVES TAX INCIDENCE TAX POLICY TAX PREFERENCES TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX REFORMS TAX REGIME TAX REVENUES TAX STRUCTURE TAX SYSTEM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICES TRADE UNIONS TRANSFER TAX TRANSIT TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRUE UNEMPLOYMENT UNION USER FEES VALUE ADDED TAXES VEHICLES VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WITHHOLDING TAX This Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) explores the distributional effects of a package of fiscal reforms initiated by the Government of Jamaica and supported by the World Bank under the programmatic fiscal sustainability Development Policy Loan (DPL) series. The DPL series supports improved budget and debt management in order to reduce the debt overhang and create additional fiscal space for productive public spending, including social expenditures. The PSIA discusses the poverty and distributional impacts of the prior actions supported under the DPL, with a particular focus on two reform actions likely to have the most significant impacts: (1) tax reform and (2) public sector reform, focusing on rationalization of public bodies. The report offers both quantitative and qualitative assessments of the potential poverty and distributional effects of these policy changes. The report is structured as follows: section two analyzes the expected impact of changes in tax policy; section three investigates the potential impacts of public bodies' rationalization, and section four offers some caveats and concluding remarks. Each section begins with a discussion of the reform background as well as the major supporters and opponents of the reform. The analysis in each section is presented with the least possible amount of technical details in order to maximize the appeal to a broader audience. For the interested reader, the methodological details of the empirical approaches employed in this report are contained in the annexes. 2013-03-15T13:04:38Z 2013-03-15T13:04:38Z 2012 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16438699/jamaica-poverty-social-impacts-fiscal-reforms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12755 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean Jamaica