02063cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF019065 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484398005 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Perez Ruiz, Esther. Attaining Selected Sustainable Development Goals in Guatemala : Spending, Provision, and Financing Needs / Esther Perez Ruiz, Mauricio Soto. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (35 pages) IMF Working Papers <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 Raising living standards continues to be the main challenge facing Guatemala, as a matter of economic success and social cohesion. This paper discusses the spending, financing, and delivery capacity aspects of a viable development strategy for Guatemala couched within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. Overall, Guatemala faces additional spending of about 8 1\2 percent of GDP in 2030 to attain health, education, and roads, water, and sanitation infrastructure SDGs. While substantial, these cost estimates are commensurate with a well-defined financing strategy encompassing continuing tax administration efforts, broad-based tax reform, scaled-up private sector participation, and greater spending efficiency. Improving delivery capacities is also essential to secure access of those public goods to all Guatemalans, irrespective of their place of residence, ethnic group, or ability to pay. Mode of access: Internet Soto, Mauricio. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/060 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2019/060/001.2019.issue-060-en.xml IMF e-Library