Social Spending
Social Spending
Source: OECD
Social expenditure comprises cash benefits, direct in-kind provision of goods and services, and tax breaks with social purposes. Benefits may be targeted at low-income households, the elderly, disabled, sick, unemployed, or young persons. To be considered “social", programmes have to involve either redistribution of resources across households or compulsory participation. Net total social expenditure includes both public and private expenditure. This indicator is measured as a percentage of GDP or USD per capita. OECD provided the data for this indicator.
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