01581cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007913 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451807233 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Switzerland : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (63 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 Switzerland, institutionalized expenditure restraints via budget rules have been in use for some time at the cantonal level and for various city budgets. Under the proposed rule for the federal government, spending limits are set by the government although the parliament is primarily allowed to make only compositional changes in expenditure. Level changes require a qualified majority in parliament. With these requirements, the Swiss government aims to shift the political debate away from spending ceilings toward a debate about long-term spending trends. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/075 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/075/002.2001.issue-075-en.xml IMF e-Library