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What Are the Poverty and Inequality Impacts of Fiscal Policy in Turkey?

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dc.contributor.authorCuevas, P. Facundo
dc.contributor.authorLucchetti, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorNebiler, Metin
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-25T16:03:58Z
dc.date.available2020-06-25T16:03:58Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.description.abstractFiscal policy is central to not only macroeconomic stability and growth, but also to poverty and inequality reduction. This paper provides the most comprehensive assessment of the distributional incidence of Turkey’s fiscal policy to date. It analyzes the combined and individual incidence of direct and indirect taxes, transfers, and social spending and benchmarks Turkey’s achievements against peer countries. The results show that fiscal policy significantly reduces income inequality in Turkey, driven by social spending on education and health, and complemented by direct taxes and transfer schemes that countervail the inequality-increasing impact of indirect taxes. At the bottom of the income distribution, targeted transfers are insufficient to compensate for the effect of taxes, resulting in net increases in poverty. In the context of upper-middle-income countries, Turkey’s performance is below the median. This is driven by the relatively larger negative impacts of indirect taxes and the more limited positive impacts of direct transfers and taxes. From a policy perspective, the paper contributes to identifying entry points for improving the equity impact of the fiscal package. Among these, targeting the minimum subsistence allowance (AGI) program toward the poor could be an efficient way forward. More broadly, the study represents a platform to simulate the distributional implications of a variety of fiscal changes to inform stakeholders and the policy debate.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/785891593010082785/What-Are-the-Poverty-and-Inequality-Impacts-of-Fiscal-Policy-in-Turkey
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9300
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/33995
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9300
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectFISCAL INCIDENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectTAXES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
dc.subjectINDIRECT TAX
dc.titleWhat Are the Poverty and Inequality Impacts of Fiscal Policy in Turkey?en
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleWhat are the Poverty and Inequality Impacts of Fiscal Policy in Turkey?
okr.date.disclosure2020-06-24
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/785891593010082785/What-Are-the-Poverty-and-Inequality-Impacts-of-Fiscal-Policy-in-Turkey
okr.guid785891593010082785
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9300
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b087aca36d_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum32168497
okr.identifier.reportWPS9300
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/785891593010082785/pdf/What-Are-the-Poverty-and-Inequality-Impacts-of-Fiscal-Policy-in-Turkey.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryTurkiye
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okr.statistics.dr785891593010082785
okr.statistics.drstats1294
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Fiscal & Monetary Policy
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Taxation & Subsidies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Public Sector Expenditure Policy
okr.unitPoverty and Equity Global Practice
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