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
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31900

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