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

• Autor: Rossignolo, Dario
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/25807
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/economia/article/view/25807
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Taxes; Public Spending; Inequality; Poverty

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.