Impact of Taxes, Transfers, and Subsidies on Income Distribution and Poverty in Argentina

Dario Rossignolo

Revista Economía, 2023, vol. 46, issue 92, 62-124

Abstract: This study evaluates the impact of direct and indirect taxes, as well as public expenditure on transfers (monetary and in-kind, economic subsidies, healthcare, and education), on income distribution and poverty in Argentina. It utilizes a standard fiscal incidence analysis and combines data from the Permanent Household Survey (EPH) and the National Household Expenditure Survey (ENGHo). The findings indicate that fiscal policy has been a powerful instrument in reducing inequality and poverty. However, unusually high levels of public spending could potentially render the programs unsustainable.

Keywords: Taxes; Public Spending; Inequality; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D3 H2 I3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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