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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommends that governments focus cost-of-living support on poorer households during inflationary periods because these families are disproportionately affected by increases in essential costs like food, transport, and energy. According to the IMF’s recently published chapter of its world economic outlook, targeted income-support measures through existing social protection systems are more effective than broad-based policies such as tax cuts or price caps for protecting vulnerable groups from rising prices.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised that governments focus their cost-of-living support on poorer households during inflationary periods. The organization emphasizes the disproportionate impact of rising prices on lower-income families who spend a larger portion of their income on essentials like food, transport, and energy. According to the IMF, targeted measures are more effective and cost-efficient than broad-based ones. For instance, during Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, basic necessities saw sharp price increases that hit poorer households particularly hard. The IMF recommends assistance should ideally be temporary and delivered through existing social protection systems to quickly scale up support for the most vulnerable. In exceptional circumstances, such as severe food insecurity or risks of social unrest, broader support might be necessary.
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Governments should target cost-of-living support to poorer households – IMF
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Cost-of-living crises weigh heavier on poorer families and erode the affordability of everyday essentials, meaning governments should prioritise targeted over broad-based support measures, an influential global organisation has said.
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It is increasingly important for policymakers to understand how to respond to these shocks and protect vulnerable households, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a newly-published chapter of its world economic outlook.
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When inflation surges, the prices of basic necessities like food, transport and energy can rise sharply – such as following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the escalation of conflict in the Middle East this year.
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Even temporary spikes in these costs can have a long-lasting impact on lower-income families who devote a larger share of their spending on everyday essentials than wealthier households.
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Governments and central banks should therefore look to targeted and temporary support measures as the “most effective and cost-efficient way to protect poorer households when prices for basics spike”.
“Assistance, when warranted, should be temporary and delivered primarily through income-support measures directed at the most vulnerable households, ideally using existing social protection systems that can be scaled up rapidly,” the report read.
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This compares to broad-based measures like cutting taxes, capping prices or providing generalised subsidies.
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In “exceptional circumstances”, such as where there are significant concerns about food security or risks of social unrest, support may need to extend beyond the poorest households, it said.
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He has already introduced measures such as cutting VAT on energy bills this winter, capping bus fares at £2 and lowering business rates for pubs, social clubs and live music venues.
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The IMF is due to publish its full world economic outlook report next week.
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