01782cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007802 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 20.00 USD 9781455268382 2616-5333 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Lundgren, Charlotte. Wage Policy and Fiscal Sustainability in Benin / Charlotte Lundgren. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (22 pages) Departmental 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 This paper analyzes the impact of Benin's public wage policy on medium and long-term fiscal and debt sustainability. The main findings are that if the wage bill continues to increase in line with recent trends, debt and fiscal sustainability could be compromised by excessive deficits or by crowding out growth-enhancing public investment. The study shows that with fiscal policy guided by targets aimed at maintaining debt sustainability, population growth, and the intent to progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, there will be little space for civil service pay increases. Limiting wage bill increases to maintain fiscal sustainability is only a first step in the authorities' broader objective of reforming the civil service. Mode of access: Internet Departmental Papers; Departmental Paper ; No. 2010/004 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/087/2010/004/087.2010.issue-004-en.xml IMF e-Library