Although Egypt has been able to provide many of its citizens with cheap food, cheap oil and cheap shelter, the deficits in its budget and balance of payments may preclude government spending for these services in the future. Consequently, the challenge before the Egyptian government is to identify and to eliminate "redundant" subsidies (i.e. those subsidies that do not improve the welfare of the poorest members of society). By better targeting the...
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ПОДРОБНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ
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1987/04/01
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Рабочий документ департамента
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DRD289
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2013/06/10
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Disclosed
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On the effect of subsidies to basic commodities on inequality in Egypt
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income elasticity