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The fiscal cost of the provision of basic public services, subsidies for expenditure on food and basic citizen income per household in costa rica, guatemala and el salvador during the covid-19 pandemic: An expenditure analysis
Latin American Economic Review ; 29, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | Scopus | ID: covidwho-1226083
ABSTRACT
The objective of this article is to estimate the fiscal costs, using income and expenditure surveys, of the provision of basic public services (electricity, water, telephone and internet) for the 40% of the population with the lowest incomes, the provision of a subsidy of 50% of actual food expenditure for the 40% of the population with the lowest incomes and the provision of a basic income per household equivalent to the value of the poverty line for households under the poverty line in Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador during the COVID-19 pandemic. These fiscal options are a fundamental component of any public health strategy against the COVID-19 considering they give economic viability to the population during the isolation and mobility restrictions period and financial support during the economic and social emergency. The results show that the fiscal costs of the provision of basic public services to 40% of the population with the lowest incomes or other fiscal measures considering less ambitious targets are heterogeneous between these Central American countries because of previous conditions and public policies but are reasonable and possible to cover under the actual circumstances. © 2020, Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas A.C.. All rights reserved.

Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados de organismos internacionais Base de dados: Scopus País/Região como assunto: América Central / Costa Rica / El Salvador / Guatemala Idioma: Inglês Revista: Latin American Economic Review Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados de organismos internacionais Base de dados: Scopus País/Região como assunto: América Central / Costa Rica / El Salvador / Guatemala Idioma: Inglês Revista: Latin American Economic Review Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Artigo