01885cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017817 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484310670 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Republic of Madagascar : Economic Development Document. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (32 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 Economic Development Document describes the strategy adopted by the government of Madagascar to reverse the trend of modest economic performance, deteriorating social conditions, and persistent poverty observed in recent years. This strategy addresses the underlying causes of poverty. The primary aim of the fiscal policy is to increase revenue and rationalize budget expenditure to provide ample margins to finance priority spending, specifically social and infrastructure spending. The priorities are to expand the tax base and continuing reform of tax and customs administration, and to eliminate the causes of inefficient public expenditure. The monetary policy is given the role of regulating domestic liquidity to normalize trends in economic activities and achieve the inflation targets of less than 10.0 percent. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/225 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/225/002.2017.issue-225-en.xml IMF e-Library