Supporting Households with Tax Expenditures in Times of COVID-19
Agustin Redonda | 3 July 2020
Blog,
Publications | Tags:
Covid-19,
Informality,
Sustainable Development,
Tax Expenditures The economic shock triggered by the current pandemic is unprecedented. The number of victims of COVID-19 has already hit half a million and continues to rise. At the same time, the impact on economic output is massive. According to recent OECD estimates, global economic activity
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Tax Expenditures and Inequality
Agustin Redonda | 16 June 2020
Discussion Notes,
Fiscal | Tags:
Inequality,
Sustainable Development,
Tax Expenditures Tax expenditures are used widely by governments across the world to pursue different public policy goals including boosting innovation and R&D, job creation, greening the economy as well as mitigating inequality and tackling poverty. Yet, besides their stated goals (which are often aligned with a
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Central Banks and the G20 Agenda: Ensuring Policy Coherence
Alexander Barkawi and
José Siaba Serrate | 14 March 2019
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Central Banks,
Inclusiveness,
Sustainable Development The G20 has come a long way in pulling economies back from the brink. Yet, a lot remains to be done in its pursuit of inclusive and sustainable growth. Its leaders have continuously highlighted the urgent need to use all policy levers in targeting its
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