The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City
This note will examine the distributional and efficiency issues associated with the fiscal response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis in Da Nang city and nationally in Vietnam. More specifically, we look at the social assistance (cash transfer)...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/614701636739605045/Vietnam-Fiscal-Update-The-Distributional-Impact-of-COVID-19-Fiscal-Policies-on-Households-With-Emphasis-on-Da-Nang-City http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36606 |
| Summary: | This note will examine the
distributional and efficiency issues associated with the
fiscal response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis in Da
Nang city and nationally in Vietnam. More specifically, we
look at the social assistance (cash transfer) programs. Did
these programs efficiently reach people who were the most in
need Was the amount of support and the duration of programs
sufficient Based on the World Bank COVID-19 monitoring
surveys, national-level results indicate that cash transfer
programs may have ended prematurely and were not received by
the poorest groups or by those who lost their jobs due to
pandemic-related factors. Official data also show that the
scope of the implementation was smaller than planned, both
in the number of new beneficiaries who received access and
in terms of the amount spent. |
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