01782cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017882 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484314999 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. Iraq : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (30 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 discusses the need to reduce Iraq's current expenditure to create fiscal space for inclusive growth. Iraq's public spending is high in international comparison and is driven by its two largest components: compensation of public employees and social transfers. The reform of social welfare cash transfer programs promises to improve their large targeting errors and result in greater capacity to address poverty at a lower fiscal cost. The government also needs to introduce further amendments to the draft pension bill and critically review programs benefiting victims of war and political persecution to improve their targeting and limit their potential for abuse and a negative impact on the labor supply. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/252 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/252/002.2017.issue-252-en.xml IMF e-Library