Executive summary
Assessment and recommendations
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-Annex A1. Progress in structural reform
Chapter 1. Reducing poverty in Chile: Cash transfers and better jobs
-Introduction
-Poverty and inequality in Chile
-Cash transfers as an instrument to reduce poverty
-Improving labour market outcomes for workers at risk of poverty
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Chapter 2. Building blocks for a better functioning housing market in Chile
-A significant share of the population lives in poor housing conditions
-House price growth has remained contained keeping housing affordable for most Chileans
-A deeper housing finance market has facilitated access to credit
-A more efficient and resilient mortgage market could improve access to credit
-For poor households housing remains too expensive
-Housing subsidies have widened access to housing...
-... but subsidies do not always reach those most in need
-Making housing subsidies more efficient and equitable through better targeting
-Housing subsidies have not always led to better living conditions
-Better standards to improve housing quality and protect public health
-Measures to reduce segregation and avoid poverty traps
-Housing support excessively promotes homeownership
-Making housing support more tenure neutral would uncover hidden demand and improve mobility
-Owner-occupied housing receives a preferential tax treatment
-A tax reform to reduce distortions, improve equity and promote a more balanced housing market
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-Annex 2.A1. Housing-related taxes: Interest rate deductibility, imputed rent and capital gains tax