Tax financing options for new social protection instruments: The equity implications of taxing more to expand the South African social security system

Maya Goldman and Ntuthuko Hlela

No wp-2024-56, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: In this paper, we use a static fiscal incidence analysis model to evaluate the poverty and inequality impacts of using fiscal policy to finance expanded social spending in South Africa. We assess three methods to enhance the social protection system's equity objectives: increasing the size and/or coverage of the existing Social Relief of Distress grant and introducing a universal or working-age basic income grant.

Keywords: Fiscal policy; Fiscal incidence; Social spending; Inequality; Poverty; Taxes and transfers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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