Assessment of government support policies for the individual income
in Iraq for the period of 2003-2016
Moosa Khalaf Awad1, Thaeir H. Kadhem2
1.2Department of Economy, College of Economics and Business Management Al-Qadisiya University, Iraq
Corresponding Author : Thaeir H. Kadhem Email: thayrhlayl4@gmail.com
Abstract: Government support policies are a subset of of economic policies that aim at achieving overall
stability and improved access to a higher standard of living for social groups with limited income. Examples
include social protection networks (e.g. supporting ration cards, providing loans to the unemployed without
interest) or support for general sectors such as health, education, agriculture and housing. While these
policies are applied in most countries of the world, their application varies from one country to another
depending on the philosophy of that country’s economic system. Governmental support represents a stream
of spending where the state decides to pay without being matched by a stream of goods and services. From
this point of view, government support policies are one of the most important macro-policies for achieving
economic growth and achieving social balance, as they allow for directing a portion of public expenditure to
address the phenomenon of poverty by enabling the low-income classes to have the opportunity to live
through redistributing income across different support groups. This occurs in accordance with government
support policies and in line with the requirements of the national strategy to counter poverty in Iraq.
Keywords: Economics, Policies, Government support
