The Redistributive Effects of Fiscal Policy in Mali and Niger

The Redistributive Effects of Fiscal Policy in Mali and Niger

This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing in Mali (by 2.4 percentage points) and Niger (2.5 percentage points). This is a result of primarily two factors: indirect taxes (...

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Main Authors: Hounsa, Thierry, Coulibaly, Mohamed, Sanoh, Aly
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL INCIDENCE
SOCIAL SPENDING
INEQUALITY
INCOME REDISTRIBUTION
POVERTY
TAXATION
INDIRECT TAX
DIRECT TRANSFER
POVERTY REDUCTION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/307791560775408803/The-Redistributive-Effects-of-Fiscal-Policy-in-Mali-and-Niger
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spelling okr-10986-319002022-08-08T00:21:16Z The Redistributive Effects of Fiscal Policy in Mali and Niger Hounsa, Thierry Coulibaly, Mohamed Sanoh, Aly FISCAL POLICY FISCAL INCIDENCE SOCIAL SPENDING INEQUALITY INCOME REDISTRIBUTION POVERTY TAXATION INDIRECT TAX DIRECT TRANSFER POVERTY REDUCTION This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing in Mali (by 2.4 percentage points) and Niger (2.5 percentage points). This is a result of primarily two factors: indirect taxes (value-added taxes and import duties) and direct fiscal transfers. Although the richest people in Mali and Niger pay the majority of indirect taxes, the poorest people pay a nonnegligible amount (more than 8 and 10 percent for the bottom three deciles, respectively). Although existing direct fiscal transfers have poverty-reducing effects, they are too small (Mali) or not well targeted (Niger). 2019-06-19T14:11:12Z 2019-06-19T14:11:12Z 2019-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/307791560775408803/The-Redistributive-Effects-of-Fiscal-Policy-in-Mali-and-Niger http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31900 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8887 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 Africa Mali Niger
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topic FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL INCIDENCE
SOCIAL SPENDING
INEQUALITY
INCOME REDISTRIBUTION
POVERTY
TAXATION
INDIRECT TAX
DIRECT TRANSFER
POVERTY REDUCTION
spellingShingle FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL INCIDENCE
SOCIAL SPENDING
INEQUALITY
INCOME REDISTRIBUTION
POVERTY
TAXATION
INDIRECT TAX
DIRECT TRANSFER
POVERTY REDUCTION
Hounsa, Thierry
Coulibaly, Mohamed
Sanoh, Aly
The Redistributive Effects of Fiscal Policy in Mali and Niger
geographic_facet Africa
Mali
Niger
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8887
description This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing in Mali (by 2.4 percentage points) and Niger (2.5 percentage points). This is a result of primarily two factors: indirect taxes (value-added taxes and import duties) and direct fiscal transfers. Although the richest people in Mali and Niger pay the majority of indirect taxes, the poorest people pay a nonnegligible amount (more than 8 and 10 percent for the bottom three deciles, respectively). Although existing direct fiscal transfers have poverty-reducing effects, they are too small (Mali) or not well targeted (Niger).
format Working Paper
author Hounsa, Thierry
Coulibaly, Mohamed
Sanoh, Aly
author_facet Hounsa, Thierry
Coulibaly, Mohamed
Sanoh, Aly
author_sort Hounsa, Thierry
title The Redistributive Effects of Fiscal Policy in Mali and Niger
title_short The Redistributive Effects of Fiscal Policy in Mali and Niger
title_full The Redistributive Effects of Fiscal Policy in Mali and Niger
title_fullStr The Redistributive Effects of Fiscal Policy in Mali and Niger
title_full_unstemmed The Redistributive Effects of Fiscal Policy in Mali and Niger
title_sort redistributive effects of fiscal policy in mali and niger
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/307791560775408803/The-Redistributive-Effects-of-Fiscal-Policy-in-Mali-and-Niger
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