A new blog post on the International Growth Center‘s website outlines why the Sustainable Development Goals needs to take what the net effect of all governments taxing and spending has on the poor. In many cases, the poor are left worse off by tax and transfer programs. “As it stands, the SDGs list of targets would … Continue reading
Fiscal Policy, Inequality, and the Ethnic Divide in Guatemala – Working Paper 397 by Maynor Cabrera, Nora Lustig and Hilcías Moran Abstract Guatemala is one of the most unequal countries in Latin America and has the highest incidence of poverty. The indigenous population is more than twice as likely to be poor than the nonindigenous … Continue reading
All presentations from the workshop on the relationship between fiscal sustainability, redistribution, and social spending are now available online at the National Treasury’s website. The workshop opened by the Minister of Finance and held in Pretoria, South Africa on November 5th, sought to inform discussion about South Africa’s fiscal choices as it implements the National … Continue reading