Assessing the Effects of Fiscal Policies on Poverty and Inequality : The Case of Uruguay
This study looks at the redistributive effects of fiscal policy -- in particular of direct taxation and expenditures -- in Uruguay. This fiscal incidence analysis applies a widely recognized methodology to household survey data and government data...
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okr-10986-349432022-09-20T00:10:26Z Assessing the Effects of Fiscal Policies on Poverty and Inequality : The Case of Uruguay Bucheli, Marisa Lara Ibarra, Gabriel Tuzman, Diego FISCAL POLICY POVERTY REDUCTION INEQUALITY TAXATION SOCIAL PROGRAM SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEM SOCIAL SPENDING This study looks at the redistributive effects of fiscal policy -- in particular of direct taxation and expenditures -- in Uruguay. This fiscal incidence analysis applies a widely recognized methodology to household survey data and government data for fiscal year 2017 and compares the results with the policies seen in 2009 to study the evolution of the distributional impacts of fiscal policy in the country. The study finds evidence that Uruguayan fiscal policy continues to reduce inequality, with government expenditures in the form of in-kind transfers leading to the largest decreases. While expenditures in basic education are benefitting the poorest, expenditures in tertiary education remain largely regressive. The personal income tax is found to be largely progressive, with the top quintile paying more than four-fifths of this tax. Uruguay’s fiscal policies also lead to a reduction in poverty, mainly due to well-targeted direct transfers. 2020-12-17T15:34:02Z 2020-12-17T15:34:02Z 2020-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/998831608039660526/Assessing-the-Effects-of-Fiscal-Policies-on-Poverty-and-Inequality-The-Case-of-Uruguay http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34943 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9499 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Uruguay |
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FISCAL POLICY POVERTY REDUCTION INEQUALITY TAXATION SOCIAL PROGRAM SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEM SOCIAL SPENDING Bucheli, Marisa Lara Ibarra, Gabriel Tuzman, Diego Assessing the Effects of Fiscal Policies on Poverty and Inequality : The Case of Uruguay |
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This study looks at the redistributive
effects of fiscal policy -- in particular of direct taxation
and expenditures -- in Uruguay. This fiscal incidence
analysis applies a widely recognized methodology to
household survey data and government data for fiscal year
2017 and compares the results with the policies seen in 2009
to study the evolution of the distributional impacts of
fiscal policy in the country. The study finds evidence that
Uruguayan fiscal policy continues to reduce inequality, with
government expenditures in the form of in-kind transfers
leading to the largest decreases. While expenditures in
basic education are benefitting the poorest, expenditures in
tertiary education remain largely regressive. The personal
income tax is found to be largely progressive, with the top
quintile paying more than four-fifths of this tax. Uruguay’s
fiscal policies also lead to a reduction in poverty, mainly
due to well-targeted direct transfers. |
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Working Paper |
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Bucheli, Marisa Lara Ibarra, Gabriel Tuzman, Diego |
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Bucheli, Marisa Lara Ibarra, Gabriel Tuzman, Diego |
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Bucheli, Marisa |
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Assessing the Effects of Fiscal Policies on Poverty and Inequality : The Case of Uruguay |
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Assessing the Effects of Fiscal Policies on Poverty and Inequality : The Case of Uruguay |
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Assessing the Effects of Fiscal Policies on Poverty and Inequality : The Case of Uruguay |
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Assessing the Effects of Fiscal Policies on Poverty and Inequality : The Case of Uruguay |
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Assessing the Effects of Fiscal Policies on Poverty and Inequality : The Case of Uruguay |
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assessing the effects of fiscal policies on poverty and inequality : the case of uruguay |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2020 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/998831608039660526/Assessing-the-Effects-of-Fiscal-Policies-on-Poverty-and-Inequality-The-Case-of-Uruguay http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34943 |
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