Strategies for Fiscal Consolidation in the Post-Crisis World /

In response to the global financial crisis, governments provided substantial support to the financial and other key sectors. Although this cushioned the adverse effects of the crisis, it is necessary now to articulate a strategy to ensure the sustainability of public finances. This paper discusses t...

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Main Author: Villafuerte, Mauricio
Other Authors: Abbas, S. M. Ali, Gottschalk, Jan, Sancak, Cemile
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:Departmental Papers; Departmental Paper ; No. 2010/008
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:In response to the global financial crisis, governments provided substantial support to the financial and other key sectors. Although this cushioned the adverse effects of the crisis, it is necessary now to articulate a strategy to ensure the sustainability of public finances. This paper discusses the scale and composition of fiscal adjustment that will need to occur once the recovery is securely under way. Although specific country-level circumstances will influence the composition of the adjustment and its political feasibility, in many cases restoring fiscal sustainability will require reforms to reduce spending and increase tax revenue.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (64 pages)
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ISSN:2616-5333
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