Price and Tax Subsidies : Effectiveness and Challenges

Many governments use price and tax subsidization to meet social protection objectives. They endeavor to reduce the cost of living for their population-or for a subset of the population-by subsidizing the price of goods or services in lieu of, or in...

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Main Authors:	Mackintosh, Fiona, del Ninno, Carlo
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES COMMODITY SUBSIDIES CONSUMER CHOICE CONSUMERS COST OF LIVING COUPONS EXCHANGE RATES FAMINE FOOD PRICE SUBSIDIES FOOD STAMPS FOOD SUBSIDIES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME SUPPORT INCOME TRANSFERS INEQUALITY MINISTRIES OF FINANCE MONITORING MECHANISMS NUTRITION OPPORTUNITY COST POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR PRICE SUBSIDIES QUOTAS SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SALES TAXES SOCIAL SAFETY NETS TARGETING TAX SUBSIDIES TRANSPORT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6245223/price-tax-subsidies-effectiveness-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11822

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spelling	okr-10986-118222021-04-23T14:02:57Z Price and Tax Subsidies : Effectiveness and Challenges Mackintosh, Fiona del Ninno, Carlo ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES COMMODITY SUBSIDIES CONSUMER CHOICE CONSUMERS COST OF LIVING COUPONS EXCHANGE RATES FAMINE FOOD PRICE SUBSIDIES FOOD STAMPS FOOD SUBSIDIES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME SUPPORT INCOME TRANSFERS INEQUALITY MINISTRIES OF FINANCE MONITORING MECHANISMS NUTRITION OPPORTUNITY COST POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR PRICE SUBSIDIES QUOTAS SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SALES TAXES SOCIAL SAFETY NETS TARGETING TAX SUBSIDIES TRANSPORT Many governments use price and tax subsidization to meet social protection objectives. They endeavor to reduce the cost of living for their population-or for a subset of the population-by subsidizing the price of goods or services in lieu of, or in addition to, direct income transfers. While these subsidies may distort production incentives, subsidize the non-poor more than the poor, and limit consumer choice, there are reasons why a government may choose to use some forms of pricing policy rather than make income transfers to help the poor. 2012-08-13T16:07:07Z 2012-08-13T16:07:07Z 2003-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6245223/price-tax-subsidies-effectiveness-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11822 English Social Safety Nets Primer Notes; No. 4 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES COMMODITY SUBSIDIES CONSUMER CHOICE CONSUMERS COST OF LIVING COUPONS EXCHANGE RATES FAMINE FOOD PRICE SUBSIDIES FOOD STAMPS FOOD SUBSIDIES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME SUPPORT INCOME TRANSFERS INEQUALITY MINISTRIES OF FINANCE MONITORING MECHANISMS NUTRITION OPPORTUNITY COST POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR PRICE SUBSIDIES QUOTAS SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SALES TAXES SOCIAL SAFETY NETS TARGETING TAX SUBSIDIES TRANSPORT
spellingShingle	ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES COMMODITY SUBSIDIES CONSUMER CHOICE CONSUMERS COST OF LIVING COUPONS EXCHANGE RATES FAMINE FOOD PRICE SUBSIDIES FOOD STAMPS FOOD SUBSIDIES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME SUPPORT INCOME TRANSFERS INEQUALITY MINISTRIES OF FINANCE MONITORING MECHANISMS NUTRITION OPPORTUNITY COST POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR PRICE SUBSIDIES QUOTAS SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SALES TAXES SOCIAL SAFETY NETS TARGETING TAX SUBSIDIES TRANSPORT Mackintosh, Fiona del Ninno, Carlo Price and Tax Subsidies : Effectiveness and Challenges
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description	Many governments use price and tax subsidization to meet social protection objectives. They endeavor to reduce the cost of living for their population-or for a subset of the population-by subsidizing the price of goods or services in lieu of, or in addition to, direct income transfers. While these subsidies may distort production incentives, subsidize the non-poor more than the poor, and limit consumer choice, there are reasons why a government may choose to use some forms of pricing policy rather than make income transfers to help the poor.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Mackintosh, Fiona del Ninno, Carlo
author_facet	Mackintosh, Fiona del Ninno, Carlo
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title	Price and Tax Subsidies : Effectiveness and Challenges
title_short	Price and Tax Subsidies : Effectiveness and Challenges
title_full	Price and Tax Subsidies : Effectiveness and Challenges
title_fullStr	Price and Tax Subsidies : Effectiveness and Challenges
title_full_unstemmed	Price and Tax Subsidies : Effectiveness and Challenges
title_sort	price and tax subsidies : effectiveness and challenges
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6245223/price-tax-subsidies-effectiveness-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11822
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