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Fiscal Policy Effects on Poverty and Inequality in Cambodia

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dc.contributor.authorKaramba, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorMyck, Michal
dc.contributor.authorTrzcinski, Kajetan
dc.contributor.authorTong, Kimsun
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-25T22:11:14Z
dc.date.available2023-09-25T22:11:14Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-25
dc.description.abstractThis 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 Cambodia Socio-economic Survey of 2019/20 and fiscal administrative data from various government ministries, departments, and agencies for the assessment. The study presents among the first empirical evidence on the impact of taxes and social spending on households in Cambodia. The study finds that: (i) Cambodia’s 2019 fiscal system reduces inequality by 0.95 Gini index points, with the largest reduction in inequality created by in-kind transfers from spending on primary education; (ii) while Cambodia’s fiscal system reduces inequality, the degree of inequality reduction is small in international comparison; and (iii) low-income households pay more in indirect taxes than they receive in cash benefits in the short term to offset the burden. As a result, the number of poor and vulnerable individuals who, in the short term, experience net cash subtractions from their incomes is greater than the number of poor and vulnerable individuals who experience net additions. Fiscal policy can deliver more net benefits to poor and vulnerable households through expanding social assistance spending. Cambodia has embarked on this expansion during the coronavirus pandemic, bringing it closer in line with comparators.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099424309222345617/IDU03b706d720365304d830a8d30945661efab4c
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10570
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40394
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10570
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectFISCAL INCIDENCE
dc.subjectCOMMITMENT TO EQUITY
dc.titleFiscal Policy Effects on Poverty and Inequality in Cambodiaen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleFiscal Policy Effects on Poverty and Inequality in Cambodia
okr.date.disclosure2023-09-22
okr.date.lastmodified2023-09-22T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099424309222345617/IDU03b706d720365304d830a8d30945661efab4c
okr.guid099424309222345617
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-3b706d72-3653-4d83-a8d3-945661efab4c
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10570
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10570
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34167070
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34167070
okr.identifier.reportWPS10570
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099424309222345617/pdf/IDU03b706d720365304d830a8d30945661efab4c.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryCambodia
okr.sectorSocial Protection
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Data Development and Capacity Building,Economic Policy,Social Protection,Social Development and Protection,Economic Growth and Planning,Public Sector Management,Data production, accessibility and use,Social Safety Nets
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Fiscal & Monetary Policy
okr.unitEFI-EAP-POV-Poverty and Equity (EEAPV)
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