01669cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002021 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451831849 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Poland : Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (57 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that the fiscal deficit of the Republic of Poland widened sharply in 2001, reflecting both automatic stabilizers and a 1\2 percent increase in the structural deficit. State (central government) primary expenditures (excluding one-off transfers) rose relative to GDP by 1 percentage point, notwithstanding cutbacks late in the year. Two factors accounted for this rise: significant increases in transfers and subsidies to households, agricultural and state enterprises, as well as wages; and outcomes for inflation and growth that were far below budget projections. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/127 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/127/002.2002.issue-127-en.xml IMF e-Library