01672cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014002 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475522389 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Mexico : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (49 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 analyzes reforms to Mexico's fiscal framework. Mexico's resilient economic performance would be consolidated by increasing fiscal policy buffers and preparing for challenges associated with long-term budget pressures. In the short term, reducing public debt levels can create space to implement countercyclical fiscal policies and reduce exposure to high financing and hedging costs, which would protect Mexico's credit rating at times of distress. The paper highlights that recent fiscal reform is designed with these policy objectives in mind, to build on the strengths of the previous fiscal framework. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/333 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2013/333/002.2013.issue-333-en.xml IMF e-Library