Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in the Arab Republic of Egypt
This study assesses the redistributive impact of fiscal policy –– including expenditures and taxation –– in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Using a broadly applied methodology, a fiscal incidence analysis is conducted using survey and government data f...
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okr-10986-315792022-09-19T12:16:41Z Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in the Arab Republic of Egypt Lara Ibarra, Gabriel Sinha, Nistha Fayez, Rana Jellema, Jon FISCAL POLICY INCOME INEQUALITY POVERTY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE TAXATION This study assesses the redistributive impact of fiscal policy –– including expenditures and taxation –– in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Using a broadly applied methodology, a fiscal incidence analysis is conducted using survey and government data for fiscal year 2015. Evidence shows that Egyptian fiscal policy reduces income inequality, and that among individual fiscal programs, the largest reduction is due to public expenditures on the primary education system. Compared with similar countries, Egypt's overall fiscal policy placed it in the median of the distribution of inequality reduction. Fiscal policies in Egypt also led to a decrease in poverty, mostly from the flagship Tamween program. Poverty and inequality could be reduced more effectively if the country would shift away from spending on untargeted energy subsidies to more targeted transfers. The large gap between the government's expenditures and revenues helps explain the positive outcomes on poverty and inequality but poses challenges in the long term. 2019-04-25T13:39:21Z 2019-04-25T13:39:21Z 2019-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/617221555617293604/Impact-of-Fiscal-Policy-on-Inequality-and-Poverty-in-the-Arab-Republic-of-Egypt http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31579 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8824 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Egypt, Arab Republic of |
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FISCAL POLICY INCOME INEQUALITY POVERTY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE TAXATION Lara Ibarra, Gabriel Sinha, Nistha Fayez, Rana Jellema, Jon Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in the Arab Republic of Egypt |
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This study assesses the redistributive
impact of fiscal policy –– including expenditures and
taxation –– in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Using a broadly
applied methodology, a fiscal incidence analysis is
conducted using survey and government data for fiscal year
2015. Evidence shows that Egyptian fiscal policy reduces
income inequality, and that among individual fiscal
programs, the largest reduction is due to public
expenditures on the primary education system. Compared with
similar countries, Egypt's overall fiscal policy placed
it in the median of the distribution of inequality
reduction. Fiscal policies in Egypt also led to a decrease
in poverty, mostly from the flagship Tamween program.
Poverty and inequality could be reduced more effectively if
the country would shift away from spending on untargeted
energy subsidies to more targeted transfers. The large gap
between the government's expenditures and revenues
helps explain the positive outcomes on poverty and
inequality but poses challenges in the long term. |
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Working Paper |
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Lara Ibarra, Gabriel Sinha, Nistha Fayez, Rana Jellema, Jon |
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Lara Ibarra, Gabriel Sinha, Nistha Fayez, Rana Jellema, Jon |
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Lara Ibarra, Gabriel |
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Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in the Arab Republic of Egypt |
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Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in the Arab Republic of Egypt |
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Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in the Arab Republic of Egypt |
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Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in the Arab Republic of Egypt |
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Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in the Arab Republic of Egypt |
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impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty in the arab republic of egypt |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2019 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/617221555617293604/Impact-of-Fiscal-Policy-on-Inequality-and-Poverty-in-the-Arab-Republic-of-Egypt http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31579 |
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