01696cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009550 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451837490 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Tonga : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (43 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 This Selected Issues paper assesses the fiscal risk impact of various events in Tonga and describes the challenges implied for fiscal management. The paper discusses that the Tongan government has made various efforts to limit the budgetary implications of the recent economic and political shocks, including pursuing revenue administration efforts, cutting other expenditures, and seeking donor assistance. The paper examines rising household indebtedness in Tonga. Within the framework of the life-cycle hypothesis, the paper finds that Tonga's relatively young demographic distribution tends to be associated with higher level of aggregate household debt. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/298 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2007/298/002.2007.issue-298-en.xml IMF e-Library