China's tax cuts seek growth boost and poverty relief

China's government is about to introduce a long-discussed cut in individual income tax

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French voters will respond to reforms in the street

The president’s control of parliament will force voters to react to reforms through protests and strikes

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Much-vaunted redistribution programmes have shifted resources from the middle classes, not the very rich

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Income share of the top 10% and bottom 40%, 2013-17

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Palma ratio and income share of deciles five to nine, 2013-17

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Estimation of the income share of the top 1% in recent studies (%)

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Population shifts will increase pressures on services, while the dependency ratio will gradually turn negative

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The president is struggling to balance the competing interests of ANC members, farmers and investors

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Morales has greatly improved the lives of Bolivians, but in doing so has altered the challenges and demands of society

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Brexit diverts attention from domestic policy priorities and could worsen the fiscal capacity to respond to them

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