01755cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007310 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455299751 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Dominican Republic : Fourth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion; Staff Report; Informational Annex; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (81 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 In this study, owing to the global financial crisis, a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for the Dominican Republic was approved. The aim is to limit the procyclical policies in the short-term and discussions focused on policies necessary to ensure that the end-2011 and 2011 targets are observed. Administrative measures such as proindustria, withholding income tax, and indexation of specific tax are estimated to increase revenues. The conditional cash program 'Solidaridad' is explained. Finally, various issues under the financial program are discussed. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/177 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/177/002.2011.issue-177-en.xml IMF e-Library