GENDER RESPONSIVENESS OF STIMULUS PACKAGES, FISCAL POLICIES AND RELATED LEGAL FRAMEWORKS IN ETHIOPIA-POLICY BRIEF

Fiscal policy is one of the key macroeconomic policy tools through which governments use taxation, spending and deficit financing powers to influence aggregate economic conditions, whereas fiscal stimulus refers to governments’ attempts to apply fiscal policy tools – such as lowering the tax rate, increasing government spending or widening the level of deficit – to stimulate the economy. The main objective of the assessment related to the policy brief is to review the gender responsiveness of fiscal stimulus packages and existing fiscal policies and related legal frameworks so as to identify gaps as well as good practices in order to provide policy recommendations for policymakers, such as the Ministry of Finance (MoF)