Basic needs and employment; fiscal incidence in Sri Lanka, 1973 and 1980

Alailima P.

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Abstract: Working paper on the effect of taxation and subsidy programmes on income distribution in Sri Lanka - examines tax revenue (covering import tax, consumption tax, licence taxes and income tax), and public expenditure on basic needs (incl. Food subsidies, health, transport, social security and educational expenditure for 1980); includes a comparison of income redistribution for 1973 and 1980, and an evaluation of fiscal policy effectiveness. Graphs, references, statistical tables.

Keywords: taxation; subsidy; income distribution; tax; import tax; consumption tax; income tax; public expenditure; basic needs; food subsidy.; health; transport; social security; educational expenditure; income redistribution; evaluation.; fiscal policy.; statistical table; fiscalité; subvention; répartition du revenu; impôt; taxe à l'importation; impôt sur la consommation; impôt sur le revenu; dépenses publiques; besoins essentiels; subvention alimentaire; santé; transports; sécurité sociale; dépenses d'éducation; redistribution du revenu; évaluation; politique fiscale; tableau statistique; tributación; subvención; distribución del ingreso; impuesto; impuesto a la importación; impuesto al consumo; impuesto sobre la renta; gasto público; necesidades esenciales; subsidio alimentario; salud; transportes; seguridad social; presupuesto de la educación; redistribución del ingreso; evaluación; política fiscal; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 105 P. pages
Date: 1984
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 2-32, Basic Needs and Employment

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