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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spelling okr-10986-366062021-11-19T05:10:42Z The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City World Bank SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 HOUSEHOLD SURVEY PANDEMIC RESPONSE FISCAL POLICY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MUNICIPAL FINANCE CASH TRANSFERS POVERTY REDISTRIBUTION INCOME SUPPORT HOUSEHOLD INCOME 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. 2021-11-18T21:02:25Z 2021-11-18T21:02:25Z 2021-11-01 Report 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 English Vietnam Fiscal Update; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review East Asia and Pacific Vietnam
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topic SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
FISCAL POLICY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
MUNICIPAL FINANCE
CASH TRANSFERS
POVERTY
REDISTRIBUTION
INCOME SUPPORT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
spellingShingle SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
FISCAL POLICY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
MUNICIPAL FINANCE
CASH TRANSFERS
POVERTY
REDISTRIBUTION
INCOME SUPPORT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
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The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City
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description 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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title The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City
title_short The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City
title_full The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City
title_fullStr The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City
title_full_unstemmed The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City
title_sort distributional impact of covid-19 fiscal policies on households, with emphasis on da nang city
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