A public expenditure review for Paraguay (Vol. 1 of 2) : the quest for optimal tax and expenditure policies for shared prosperity (English)

Paraguay has achieved significant progress in terms of fiscal policy over the past decade. Despite this progress on fiscal reform, three major challenges remain: 1) a volatile macroeconomic environment; 2) still insufficient fiscal resources; and 3) high levels of poverty and inequality. In light of these three challenges, the objective of this report is to examine the extent to which fiscal policy in Paraguay has contributed to the social progress...

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Koehler-Geib,Fritzi;

Chakeri,Jasmin;

Mustafaoglu,Zafer;

Diaz-Bonilla,Carolina;

Polastri,Rossana;

Mossi Reyes,Dante Ariel;

Estrada,Eduardo Andres;

Busquets,Renato;

Caballero Cabrera,Elida Mercedes;

Cabral Lassalle,Guillermo Javier;

Araujo,Jorge A. De Thompson R.;

Villarroel,Miriam Beatriz;

Holt,Patricia Chacon;

Rittenauer,Patrick;

Siegenthaler,Peter;

Gulino Passera,Silvia G.;

Dure,Gloria;

Arestivo De Cuentas Zavala,Rosa;

Alvarenga Capurro,Telma Maria;

Favaro,Edgardo M.;

Ramirez Benitez,Julio Benigno;

Stewart,Lisa Ann;

Cicowiez,Martin;

Lustig,Nora C;

Schenone,Osvaldo H.;

Higgins,Sean K.;

Swanson, William ;

Cuesta Leiva,Jose Antonio;

Suarez Becerra,Pablo;

Togo,Eriko;

Velandia-Rubiano,Antonio;

Horigoshi Reis,Ana Mie;

Weiner,Fanny;

Perez,Luis Orlando;

De Hoyos Navarro,Rafael E.;

Moreno,Juan Martin;

Indaco,Agustin;

Lajer Baron,Andres;

Saizar Renart,Ana Carolina;

Nielsen,Hannah Sibylle;

Picarelli,Nathalie;

Zanett, Pia Maria;

Varma,Sona;

Verhoeven,Marinus;

Mastruzzi,Massimo;
Document Date
2013/11/25
Document Type
Public Expenditure Review
Report Number
78194
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
2 (See all volumes)
Country
Paraguay,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2015/01/08
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
the quest for optimal tax and expenditure policies for shared prosperity
Keywords
Fiscal policies

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

PY-Paraguay Public Expenditure Report -- P127351

Major Sector

FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services

FY17 - Public Administration

FY17 - Education

FY17 - Energy and Extractives

FY17 - Health

Theme

FY17 - Macro-financial policies,FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building,FY17 - Fiscal sustainability,FY17 - Fiscal Policy,FY17 - External Finance,FY17 - Public Finance Management,FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance,FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Monetary and Credit Policies,FY17 - Debt Management,FY17 - Tax policy,FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - Public Expenditure Management,FY17 - Public Expenditure Policy,FY17 - Macroeconomic Resilience

Sector

FY17 - Trade,FY17 - Renewable Energy Hydro,FY17 - Health,FY17 - Other Education,FY17 - Other Public Administration

Topics

Education,Fiscal Policy,Health,Poverty,Public Finance Management,

Historic SubTopics

Economic Adjustment and Lending, Educational Sciences, Health Care Services Industry, Inequality, Macro-Fiscal Policy, Public Finance Decentralization and Poverty Reduction, Public Financial Management, Public Sector Economics,

Unit Owning

Economic Policy Sector (LCSPE)

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White cover

Series Name

Public Expenditure Review (PER);

Product Line

Economic and Sector Work

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Koehler-Geib,Fritzi; Chakeri,Jasmin; Mustafaoglu,Zafer; Diaz-Bonilla,Carolina; Polastri,Rossana; Mossi Reyes,Dante Ariel; Estrada,Eduardo Andres; Busquets,Renato; Caballero Cabrera,Elida Mercedes; Cabral Lassalle,Guillermo Javier; Araujo,Jorge A. De Thompson R.; Villarroel,Miriam Beatriz; Holt,Patricia Chacon; Rittenauer,Patrick; Siegenthaler,Peter; Gulino Passera,Silvia G.; Dure,Gloria; Arestivo De Cuentas Zavala,Rosa; Alvarenga Capurro,Telma Maria; Favaro,Edgardo M.; Ramirez Benitez,Julio Benigno; Stewart,Lisa Ann; Cicowiez,Martin; Lustig,Nora C; Schenone,Osvaldo H.; Higgins,Sean K.; Swanson, William ; Cuesta Leiva,Jose Antonio; Suarez Becerra,Pablo; Togo,Eriko; Velandia-Rubiano,Antonio; Horigoshi Reis,Ana Mie; Weiner,Fanny; Perez,Luis Orlando; De Hoyos Navarro,Rafael E.; Moreno,Juan Martin; Indaco,Agustin; Lajer Baron,Andres; Saizar Renart,Ana Carolina; Nielsen,Hannah Sibylle; Picarelli,Nathalie; Zanett, Pia Maria; Varma,Sona; Verhoeven,Marinus; Mastruzzi,Massimo.

A public expenditure review for Paraguay (Vol. 1 of 2) : the quest for optimal tax and expenditure policies for shared prosperity (English). Public Expenditure Review (PER) Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/349461468098675309

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