01537cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004660 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451810530 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Germany : Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (72 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 The three-point VAT increase is part of a package in which unemployment payroll taxes will be reduced. Risks to the recovery are balanced but the range of forecasts for 2007 is unusually wide. The priority for Germany is to transmit its external strength to the domestic economy, thus further broadening the recovery and creating conditions for sustained high growth. The authorities are undertaking a review of active labor market policies (ALMPs) with a view to curtailing their number. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/438 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/438/002.2006.issue-438-en.xml IMF e-Library