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09 August 2010

TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN – UNICON awarded BISAM contract on Household Income Study in Uzbekistan.

Despite the global recession and economic contraction among its major trading partners, Uzbekistan continued its strong economic performance in 2009 with GDP growth of 8.1%. The economy was affected by the recession through weaker external demand and lower remittance inflows.

The Welfare Improvement Strategy (WIS) of the Government of Uzbekistan is focused on securing sustainable economic growth, increasing rural incomes and access to social services, development of the private and finance sectors, regional transport and customs transit, and enhancing the country’s human capital. Based on these strategic directions, and supported by prudent economic and investment policies, the economy has performed strongly throughout 2009, progressing further toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

Tasks of this study include:

  • Estimate household consumption expenditures (adjusted for household size, composition and economies of scale) and poverty line.
  • Current share of household expenditure on living expenses disaggregated according to the different cities and at household level disaggregated by income deciles.
  • The expected impact of a tax increase/decrease on the households disaggregated by income deciles – in terms of a change in household expenditures.
  • The expected impact of a decrease in public sector wages on the households disaggregated by location and income deciles for households in which there is one or more public sector employee – in terms of a change in household expenditures.
  • The expected impact of the increase/decrease in pensions (or a taxing of pensions) on the households disaggregated by location and income deciles for households in which there is one or more person receiving a pension – in terms of a change in household expenditures.
  • The expected impact – in terms of a change in household expenditures – of a decrease in subsidies/an increase in utility prices on the households disaggregated by location and income deciles.