Comparing the Incidence of Taxes and Social Spending in Brazil and the United States

Published: Mar 20, 2014
Abstract
We perform the first comprehensive fiscal incidence analyses in Brazil and the US, including direct cash and food transfers, targeted housing and heating subsidies, public spending on education and health, and personal income, payroll, corporate income, property, and expenditure taxes. In both countries, primary spending is close to 40 percent of GDP. The US achieves higher redistribution through direct taxes and transfers, primarily due to...
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Title
Comparing the Incidence of Taxes and Social Spending in Brazil and the United States
Published Date
Mar 20, 2014
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