Many governments use price and tax subsidization to meet social protection objectives. They endeavor to reduce the cost of living for their population-or for a subset of the population-by subsidizing the price of goods or services in lieu of, or in addition to, direct income transfers. While these subsidies may distort production incentives, subsidize the non-poor more than the poor, and limit consumer choice, there are reasons why a government may...
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2006/01/01
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33354
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Price and tax subsidies: effectiveness and challenges
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agriculture