Fiscal Incidence on the Island: Grenada's Fiscal System and Its Incidence

Gustavo J. Canavire Bacarreza (), Guillermo Gómez Aliaga (), Chevanne Britton (), Fernando Rios-Avila (), Wilson Jimenez Pozo (), Silvia Granados Ibarra () and Ran Li ()
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Gustavo J. Canavire Bacarreza: World Bank
Guillermo Gómez Aliaga: World Bank
Chevanne Britton: Grenada’s Ministry of Finance
Wilson Jimenez Pozo: Fundacion Aru
Silvia Granados Ibarra: World Bank
Ran Li: World Bank
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Gustavo Javier Canavire-Bacarreza

No 16795, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper examines the distributional effects of fiscal policy in Grenada. Using data from the 2017–2018 Living Conditions and Household Budgets Survey and following the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) analysis framework, we estimate the effects of fiscal policy interventions on inequality and poverty. Specifically, we analyze the distributional incidence of direct and indirect taxes, direct transfers provided by the social transfers and the school feeding programs, and in-kind transfers generated by public services in health and education. The results show that Grenada has a tax system that is neutral on the VAT side and progressive on the personal income tax side. Furthermore, direct transfers make a modest contribution to poverty reduction and are almost neutral in their distributive impact. The results contribute to the understanding of who bears the burden of taxation and benefits from transfers and of how Grenada's fiscal system can improve its redistributive effect.

Keywords: fiscal incidence; poverty; inequality; taxes; social transfers; public expenditure; public revenue (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 H11 H22 H5 I14 I24 I3 O54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2024-02
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