Luxembourg : Selected Issues.

This Selected Issues Paper analyzes the fiscal position and significant challenges for Luxembourg. Luxembourg's fiscal position is currently sound, however, fiscal safety buffers are being eroded. The country's healthy fiscal position will be challenged by forthcoming revenue losses as wel...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. European Dept
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2014/119
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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