The development objective of Strengthening Government Capacity for Fiscal Reform Implementation Project for Ukraine is to enhance the government's capacity to plan and finance recovery and reconstruction...
This report examines poverty in Jamaica, revealing its cyclical nature driven by low economic growth and vulnerability to external shocks. Despite periods of significant poverty reduction, the country...
High debt and limited fiscal space demand fiscal consolidation. However, cutting spending should not compromise long-term growth. Public investment should be protected, avoiding wasteful projects. Cuts...
This note examines how recent fiscal reforms have affected household incomes in Sri Lanka. It assesses their impact on poverty and inequality separately from other welfare-losses-inducing shocks experienced...
How redistributive are fiscal policies in China? This paper applies the standard fiscal incidence analysis to data from the China Family Panel Study 2018 to study the effect of government taxes and spending...
The development objective of Enhancing Prosperity and Sustainability in the State of Sergipe Development Policy Financing Project for Brazil is to support the State of Sergipe to: (i) strengthen fiscal...
Ratings of Strengthening Fiscal and Financial Stability Project for Mongolia were as follows: outcome was moderately satisfactory, Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality...
Bulgaria still ranks among the EU countries with the highest levels of poverty and inequality. Before 2023, Bulgaria's Social Assistance / Monthly Social Allowance scheme had limited coverage, strict eligibility...
Fiscal policies affect households and individuals in a variety of ways. Even though these effects are likely to be different for men and women, conventional tools of fiscal incidence analysis are typically...
This report analyzes the distributional impacts of the main taxes and transfers on households’ welfare in the West Bank and Gaza. The analysis uses the Commitment to Equity methodology, enabling comparison...
This paper examines the distributional effects of fiscal policy in Grenada. Using data from the 2017–18 Living Conditions and Household Budgets Survey and following the Commitment to Equity analysis framework...
This paper delves into Bulgaria's persistent issue of child poverty, even amidst policy efforts at the European Union (EU) and national levels. The study updates a comprehensive fiscal incidence analysis...
The economic recovery slowed due to stagnant tourism arrivals from China and contracting manufacturing. Nevertheless, strong private consumption and recovering goods exports supported growth. Inflation...
This study assesses the distributional impacts of public expenditures and taxes on poverty and inequality in the Republic of Iraq. The analysis uses the Commitment to Equity methodology and is based on...
This study assesses the short-term impact of fiscal policy, and its individual elements, on poverty and inequality in Cambodia as of 2019. It applies the Commitment to Equity methodology to data from the...
This paper analyzes fiscal incidence in El Salvador through a gender lens using the Commitment to Equity model. The study aims to identify fiscal policies that promote gender equality and facilitates evidence-based...
This paper investigates the impacts of the Brazilian fiscal system on poverty and inequality, with a focus on the effects on vulnerable populations. Leveraging a broadly applied and accepted methodology...
This paper estimates the effects of gradually introducing a US$25/ton CO2-equivalent carbon tax in South Asian economies using the Climate Policy Assessment Tool (CPAT). The results for South Asia suggest...
This study investigates the effects of public transfers and taxes on the wellbeing of children in Ethiopia. It applies the Commitment to Equity for Children methodology to examine the burdens of taxation...
The recent global increases in fuel prices threaten the gains in poverty reduction that countries like Paraguay have achieved over the past few decades. Therefore, policy makers must understand the potential...