SOUTHMOD Exercises Mozambique - MOZMOD v2.1

Part B: Ajustando políticas existentes Difficulty level: Intermediate Exercise 3: Change the Simplified Tax policy by increasing the tax rate Activity: Change the Simplified Tax [IMPOSTO: Simplificado (sobre vlume de negocios)] by raising the tax rate from 3% to 4% Questions: By how much does revenue from direct taxes increase? Exercise 4: Change the Value Added Tax policy by raising the tax rate. [...] Questions: What is the new Social Insurance revenue? Exercise 6: Change the Direct Social Support Programme by increasing the value of support by 50% Activity: Change the Direct Social Support Programme (DSSP) [Programa Apoio Social Directo] by increasing the value of the food boxes by 50%. [...] Question: What is the impact of this reform on consumption poverty in Mozambique? Exercise 7: Change the Simplified Tax policy by changing the tax rate and threshold Activity: Change the Simplified Tax [IMPOSTO: Simplificado (sobre vlume de negocios)] by raising the tax rate from 3% to 4% and increasing the threshold from Mt 2.5 Million to Mt 3.0 Million. [...] Question: How much would the universal child benefit cost? After the universal child benefit has been introduced, how much would be saved by removing the other benefits? In terms of poverty reduction, would it be better to retain the current benefits, or to replace them with a child benefit? Exercise 10: Introduce a universal child benefit (Mt 500) Activity: Introduce a universal child benefit for. [...] Exercise 3: Change the Simplified Tax policy by increasing the tax rate Exercise 4: Change the Value Added Tax policy by raising the tax rate for electricity Exercise 5: Change the Social Insurance policy by amending the contribution rates Exercise 6: Change the Direct Social Support Programme by increasing the value of support by 50% Exercise 7: Change the Simplified Tax policy by changing the ta.