01598cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007924 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451812084 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Spain : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (68 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 general government in Spain is composed of the State (central) government, the social security system, 17 regional governments, and a very large number of municipalities. Over the last several years, motivated in part by a desire to qualify for participation in Stage 3 of monetary union, the Spanish authorities have achieved impressive fiscal consolidation. Between 1995 and 1999, for example, the deficit of the general government has fallen by 5.5 percent of GDP, from about 6.5 percent to about 1 percent, and the authorities aim at achieving overall fiscal balance next year. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2000/156 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2000/156/002.2000.issue-156-en.xml IMF e-Library