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15 Oct 21
Japan’s new prime minister has set up a taskforce to reduce wealth disparities in a bid to create a “virtuous cycle of growth and distribution”, claiming market forces have left some people behind.
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30 Sep 21
More than 75% of Venezuelans now live in extreme poverty, fuelled by the nation’s economic crisis, a study has claimed.
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17 Sep 21
World Bank economists have urged Bangladesh to redirect social protection schemes towards the urban poor, saying the move could cut the extreme poverty rate from 22% to just 4%.
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16 Sep 21
Colombia’s president has approved new tax reforms after lawmakers replaced proposals that sparked countrywide demonstrations against the government earlier this year.
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8 Sep 21
Farm and meat-packing workers in the US will receive grants of up to $600 in recognition of costs many bore during the pandemic.
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26 Aug 21
A group of experts in Finland has begun discussing the introduction of a ‘negative income tax’ to help support people’s incomes and encourage them to work.
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23 Jul 21
Bulgaria is set to use most of its unexpectedly high revenue to increase state pensions and prepare for future waves of Covid-19 rather than run a much smaller deficit, the country’s finance minister...
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21 Jul 21
The expected $200m-plus revenue from Seattle City Council’s new tax on high earners at larger companies will be used to pay for housing, environmental and other development priorities.
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15 Jul 21
An ongoing third wave of Covid-19 cases has caused the World Bank to lower its growth projections for Thailand, which it said needs to maintain its support for the most in need.
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13 Jul 21
Rising hunger statistics paint a grim picture for the world’s push towards meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned.
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4 Jun 21
Better tax administration would help African countries adopt transformative social protection policies such as minimum income schemes to spur development and ensure nobody is left behind, a report...
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27 May 21
Russia’s aim to halve poverty by 2030 would be easier and more cost-effective if it introduced a guaranteed minimum income programme rather than expand its existing social safety net, the World Bank...
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12 May 21
The widespread nature of the 'informal economy' in developing countries leaves governments with fewer resources with which to support the economic recovery from Covid-19, a World Bank study has found.
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11 May 21
Inheritance tax could play a greater role in addressing inequality and dealing with the public finance pressures of Covid-19, the OECD has said.
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6 May 21
New Zealand has been urged to scale up its interventions in the labour market to ensure its recovery does not leave sections of society behind.
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5 May 21
Thailand is planning a new round of measures to help low-income groups through its biggest wave of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.
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5 May 21
The pandemic and the political crisis in Myanmar are threatening to bring the country to the point of economic collapse, reversing more than a decade of human development gains, the United Nations...
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4 May 21
A tax on Argentina’s richest citizens collected 223bn pesos (£1.7bn) for the struggling government to spend on its ongoing response to the pandemic.
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22 Mar 21
Emergency cash transfers to vulnerable Brazilians will stop in four months’ time because there is “no money” to continue the scheme, one of the president’s advisers has said.
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16 Mar 21
Malaysia is likely to become a high-income economy between 2024 and 2028 but must ensure its development is sustainable, the World Bank has said.
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9 Mar 21
Canada has set up an all-female advisory group aimed at making sure its next budget improves the lives of women, who the government said have borne the brunt of the economic hardship caused by Covid-...
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8 Mar 21
Two experts take opposing stances on the merits of a targeted tax on the rich, following a UK Commission finding a one-off wealth tax would help the country recover from the pandemic.
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12 Feb 21
The Rwandan economy has fallen into its first recession in more than 25 years, with the World Bank warning it risks years of gains in poverty reduction.
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12 Feb 21
US president Joe Biden’s plan to raise the minimum wage in the US would lift nearly one million people out of poverty, but would also result in a large increase to the budget deficit, a government...
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2 Feb 21
The European Union must rethink its strategy for getting people out of poverty after failing to meet its own targets during the past decade, a United Nations official has said following a visit to...
15 Oct 21Japan’s new prime minister has set up a taskforce to reduce wealth disparities in a bid to create a “virtuous cycle of growth and distribution”, claiming market forces have left some people behind.
30 Sep 21More than 75% of Venezuelans now live in extreme poverty, fuelled by the nation’s economic crisis, a study has claimed.
17 Sep 21World Bank economists have urged Bangladesh to redirect social protection schemes towards the urban poor, saying the move could cut the extreme poverty rate from 22% to just 4%.
16 Sep 21Colombia’s president has approved new tax reforms after lawmakers replaced proposals that sparked countrywide demonstrations against the government earlier this year.
8 Sep 21Farm and meat-packing workers in the US will receive grants of up to $600 in recognition of costs many bore during the pandemic.
26 Aug 21A group of experts in Finland has begun discussing the introduction of a ‘negative income tax’ to help support people’s incomes and encourage them to work.
23 Jul 21Bulgaria is set to use most of its unexpectedly high revenue to increase state pensions and prepare for future waves of Covid-19 rather than run a much smaller deficit, the country’s finance minister...
21 Jul 21The expected $200m-plus revenue from Seattle City Council’s new tax on high earners at larger companies will be used to pay for housing, environmental and other development priorities.
15 Jul 21An ongoing third wave of Covid-19 cases has caused the World Bank to lower its growth projections for Thailand, which it said needs to maintain its support for the most in need.
13 Jul 21Rising hunger statistics paint a grim picture for the world’s push towards meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned.
4 Jun 21Better tax administration would help African countries adopt transformative social protection policies such as minimum income schemes to spur development and ensure nobody is left behind, a report...
27 May 21Russia’s aim to halve poverty by 2030 would be easier and more cost-effective if it introduced a guaranteed minimum income programme rather than expand its existing social safety net, the World Bank...
12 May 21The widespread nature of the 'informal economy' in developing countries leaves governments with fewer resources with which to support the economic recovery from Covid-19, a World Bank study has found.
11 May 21Inheritance tax could play a greater role in addressing inequality and dealing with the public finance pressures of Covid-19, the OECD has said.
6 May 21New Zealand has been urged to scale up its interventions in the labour market to ensure its recovery does not leave sections of society behind.
5 May 21The pandemic and the political crisis in Myanmar are threatening to bring the country to the point of economic collapse, reversing more than a decade of human development gains, the United Nations...
4 May 21A tax on Argentina’s richest citizens collected 223bn pesos (£1.7bn) for the struggling government to spend on its ongoing response to the pandemic.
22 Mar 21Emergency cash transfers to vulnerable Brazilians will stop in four months’ time because there is “no money” to continue the scheme, one of the president’s advisers has said.
16 Mar 21Malaysia is likely to become a high-income economy between 2024 and 2028 but must ensure its development is sustainable, the World Bank has said.
9 Mar 21Canada has set up an all-female advisory group aimed at making sure its next budget improves the lives of women, who the government said have borne the brunt of the economic hardship caused by Covid-...
8 Mar 21Two experts take opposing stances on the merits of a targeted tax on the rich, following a UK Commission finding a one-off wealth tax would help the country recover from the pandemic.
12 Feb 21The Rwandan economy has fallen into its first recession in more than 25 years, with the World Bank warning it risks years of gains in poverty reduction.
12 Feb 21US president Joe Biden’s plan to raise the minimum wage in the US would lift nearly one million people out of poverty, but would also result in a large increase to the budget deficit, a government...
2 Feb 21The European Union must rethink its strategy for getting people out of poverty after failing to meet its own targets during the past decade, a United Nations official has said following a visit to...
