01634cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005178 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451870213 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Lundback, Erik. Medium-Term Budgetary Frameworks : Lessons for Austria from International Experience / Erik Lundback. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (30 pages) IMF Working Papers <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 Austrian government is about to introduce a new fiscal management framework. The first step is to introduce a medium-term budgetary framework, including an expenditure rule. The paper focuses on this first step. The purpose is to describe and evaluate the Austrian model in light of other countries' experiences with their frameworks. An attempt is made to identify features that have proven to be effective elsewhere and that can be applied to the Austrian case. The paper also identifies potential challenges and possible trade-offs when implementing the framework. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/163 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2008/163/001.2008.issue-163-en.xml IMF e-Library