Published : 2017-02-16

The Negative Income Tax as a Neoliberal Solution for Social Policy

Kazimierz Górka



Marcin Łuszczyk



Agnieszka Thier



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A major increase in public debt and unfavorable demographic situation in Poland induce to look for new solutions in the social policy. According to the authors, worth considering alternative is a negative income tax (NIT) proposed by Milton Friedman, which constitutes in fact a subsidy paid by the state to persons receiving income below a certain minimum. NIT, despite some deficiencies and strong criticism arising from the conviction that its implementation will decrease the activity of certain members of society, has certain advantages. These include, above all, a simple mechanism for its operation and low administrative costs.

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public finance, social policy, negative income tax



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Górka, K., Łuszczyk, M., & Thier, A. (2017). The Negative Income Tax as a Neoliberal Solution for Social Policy. Regional Barometer. Analyses & Prognoses, 14(4), 65–72. https://doi.org/10.56583/br.465

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