01764cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF020299 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498341479 2663-3493 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Case Studies of Fiscal Councils : Functions and Impact. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (53 pages) Policy 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 This supplement presents case studies of seven fiscal councils and examines how each council performs its core functions and if and how it impacts on the fiscal policy debate. The seven fiscal councils are: Belgium (Conseil Superieur des Finances-HCF), Canada (Parliamentary Budget Officer-PBO), Hungary (Koltsegvetesi Tanacs), Korea (National Assembly Budget Office-NABO), the Netherlands (Centraal Planbureau-CPB), Sweden (Finanspolitiska radet), and the United States (Congressional Budget Office-CBO). The main paper presents the comparative lessons and the general findings of this study based on a systematic comparison of these fiscal councils' experiences. This supplement discusses in detail each individual fiscal council's experiences. Mode of access: Internet Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2013/065 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/007/2013/065/007.2013.issue-065-en.xml IMF e-Library