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Fiscal Policy, Poverty and Inequality in Jordan : The Role of Taxes and Public Spending - Policy Summary (Vol. 1 of 2) (English)

Fiscal policy is potentially one of the most powerful tools governments have for reducing poverty and inequality, but not all households are affected in the same way. Fiscal policy—how public revenue is generated through different taxes and how it is spent—can generate sizeable impacts on poverty and inequality. How much income tax a worker pays depends upon how much they earn, what deductions they can claim and often their household composition...
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Rodriguez Takeuchi,Laura Kiku; Wai-Poi,Matthew Grant.

Fiscal Policy, Poverty and Inequality in Jordan : The Role of Taxes and Public Spending - Policy Summary (Vol. 1 of 2) (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/113451615905549990

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