In a recent IMF study, we examined global trends in income inequality and the role fiscal—government spending and taxation—policies can play in reducing it. In advanced economies, fiscal policy has ...

Fiscal policy in the United States is heavily influenced by the ideological and economic priorities of the Republican and Democratic parties.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs tax reforms to raise additional revenues for reducing inequality, according to the World Bank.

CHAPTER 6. Fiscal Policy for Growth: Identifying High-Value Fiscal Policies The impact of fiscal policies on poverty and inequality depends not just on who benefits from them but also how they support ...

Fiscal consolidation—a combination of spending cuts and tax hikes to reduce the budget ... Standardized World Income Inequality Database, Version 3.0. Woo, Jaejoon, Elva Bova, Tidiane Kinda, and Y.

"Malaysia has already done very well in terms of economic growth and poverty reduction. Now is the opportunity to make the economy more inclusive in order to achieve both economic and human ...