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Jamaica : Poverty and Social Impacts of Fiscal Reforms

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-15T13:04:38Z
dc.date.available2013-03-15T13:04:38Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) explores the distributional effects of a package of fiscal reforms initiated by the Government of Jamaica and supported by the World Bank under the programmatic fiscal sustainability Development Policy Loan (DPL) series. The DPL series supports improved budget and debt management in order to reduce the debt overhang and create additional fiscal space for productive public spending, including social expenditures. The PSIA discusses the poverty and distributional impacts of the prior actions supported under the DPL, with a particular focus on two reform actions likely to have the most significant impacts: (1) tax reform and (2) public sector reform, focusing on rationalization of public bodies. The report offers both quantitative and qualitative assessments of the potential poverty and distributional effects of these policy changes. The report is structured as follows: section two analyzes the expected impact of changes in tax policy; section three investigates the potential impacts of public bodies' rationalization, and section four offers some caveats and concluding remarks. Each section begins with a discussion of the reform background as well as the major supporters and opponents of the reform. The analysis in each section is presented with the least possible amount of technical details in order to maximize the appeal to a broader audience. For the interested reader, the methodological details of the empirical approaches employed in this report are contained in the annexes.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16438699/jamaica-poverty-social-impacts-fiscal-reforms
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/12755
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12755
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO TRAINING
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
dc.subjectBALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subjectBANKING SYSTEM
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCOUNT
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLIGHT
dc.subjectCAPITAL STOCK
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION TAX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION TAXES
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHT CLEARANCE
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
dc.subjectCORPORATE INCOME TAX
dc.subjectCOUPON
dc.subjectCOUPON PAYMENTS
dc.subjectCREDIT ACCESS
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectCURRENT ACCOUNT
dc.subjectCURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectDEBT BURDEN
dc.subjectDEBT EXCHANGE
dc.subjectDEBT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDEBT OVERHANG
dc.subjectDEBT RATIOS
dc.subjectDEBT SERVICING
dc.subjectDEBT SERVICING COSTS
dc.subjectDEBT STOCKS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
dc.subjectDIVESTMENT
dc.subjectDIVESTMENTS
dc.subjectDIVIDEND
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC BOND
dc.subjectDOMESTIC BOND MARKET
dc.subjectDOMESTIC DEBT
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYER
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEXCISE TAX
dc.subjectEXCISE TAX ON GASOLINE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFACTORS OF PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFISCAL CONSOLIDATION
dc.subjectFISCAL DISCIPLINE
dc.subjectFISCAL REFORMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DEBT
dc.subjectFOREIGN FINANCING
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectFUEL PRICE
dc.subjectFUEL PRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUEL TAX
dc.subjectFUEL TAX CHANGES
dc.subjectFUEL TAX INCREASE
dc.subjectFUEL TAX REFORM
dc.subjectFUEL TAXES
dc.subjectFUNGIBLE
dc.subjectGASOLINE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BONDS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectHOLDINGS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME FROM BONDS
dc.subjectINCOME TAX
dc.subjectINCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS
dc.subjectINCOME TAXES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINDIRECT TAXATION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINSTRUMENT
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEREST INCOME
dc.subjectINTEREST PAYMENTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT BANK
dc.subjectJOB SECURITY
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE SURVEY
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE SURVEYS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectMONETARY FUND
dc.subjectNATIONAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SHOCK
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SHOCKS
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectOUTPUT RATIO
dc.subjectPERSONAL INCOME
dc.subjectPERSONAL INCOME TAX
dc.subjectPETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGE
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRICE OF FUEL
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPROPERTY TAX
dc.subjectPUBLIC BORROWING
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEBT
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectRATE OF GROWTH
dc.subjectRATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectREAL EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectRECEIPTS
dc.subjectRECURRENT EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectREGIME CHANGE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMERS
dc.subjectSOURCE OF INCOME
dc.subjectSOURCES OF INCOME
dc.subjectSTAMP DUTY
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX BASE
dc.subjectTAX BRACKETS
dc.subjectTAX BURDEN
dc.subjectTAX CODE
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTION
dc.subjectTAX DEDUCTIONS
dc.subjectTAX EXEMPTIONS
dc.subjectTAX INCENTIVES
dc.subjectTAX INCIDENCE
dc.subjectTAX POLICY
dc.subjectTAX PREFERENCES
dc.subjectTAX RATE
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTAX REFORMS
dc.subjectTAX REGIME
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectTAX STRUCTURE
dc.subjectTAX SYSTEM
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTELEPHONE SERVICES
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectTRANSFER TAX
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectUSER FEES
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED TAXES
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectWITHHOLDING TAX
dc.titleJamaica : Poverty and Social Impacts of Fiscal Reformsen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-06-28
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:12:54.766357Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Poverty Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16438699/jamaica-poverty-social-impacts-fiscal-reforms
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid843141468283765062
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20120628012815
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16438699
okr.identifier.report67809
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryJamaica
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.sectorIndustry and trade
okr.sectorFinance
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Tax policy and administration
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Public expenditure, financial management and procurement
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.themeEconomic management :: Debt management and fiscal sustainability
okr.topicTaxation and Subsidies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitEconomic Policy Sector (LCSPE)
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