Price and Tax Subsidies : Effectiveness and Challenges

Price and Tax Subsidies : Effectiveness and Challenges

Many governments use price and tax subsidization to meet social protection objectives. They endeavor to reduce the cost of living for their population-or for a subset of the population-by subsidizing the price of goods or services in lieu of, or in...

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Main Authors: Mackintosh, Fiona, del Ninno, Carlo
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
AGRICULTURE
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY SUBSIDIES
CONSUMER CHOICE
CONSUMERS
COST OF LIVING
COUPONS
EXCHANGE RATES
FAMINE
FOOD PRICE SUBSIDIES
FOOD STAMPS
FOOD SUBSIDIES
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INCOME SUPPORT
INCOME TRANSFERS
INEQUALITY
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MONITORING MECHANISMS
NUTRITION
OPPORTUNITY COST
POLICY DECISIONS
POLITICAL SUPPORT
POOR
PRICE SUBSIDIES
QUOTAS
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAFETY NETS
SALES TAXES
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
TARGETING
TAX SUBSIDIES
TRANSPORT
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11822

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