Namibia; Selected Issues Paper

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU), the oldest customs union in the world, comprises Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland (known as the BLNS countries), and South Africa. This Selected Issues paper analyzes how policy has responded to the positive SACU revenue shock. It discusses the background and structure of SACU, and examines the fiscal responses of the BLNS countries to the SACU revenue surge. The paper also discusses useful international experience and a framework for fiscal response in these countries.

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Year of publication:	2009-04-27
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF) ; International Monetary Fund
Subject:	Customs duties \| Customs policy \| Debt sustainability \| Government expenditures \| Selected issues \| Tax administration \| Trade integration \| Trade policy \| fiscal policy \| expenditure \| government expenditure \| public debt \| fiscal stance \| public finance \| public expenditure \| fiscal frameworks \| capital expenditure \| public expenditure review \| fiscal balance \| fiscal response \| expenditures \| fiscal rules \| government spending \| fiscal framework \| fiscal operations \| expenditure management \| medium-term fiscal framework \| fiscal consolidation \| consumption expenditure \| budget process \| revenue adjustment \| fiscal discipline \| sustainable fiscal policy \| government revenue \| fiscal sustainability \| cyclical fiscal policy \| expenditure policy \| fiscal transfer \| fiscal policy objectives \| fiscal institutions \| fiscal policies \| expenditure obligations \| budget balance \| fiscal adjustment \| prudent fiscal policies \| tax collection \| medium term expenditure \| expenditure framework \| fiscal policy rules \| fiscal rule \| public expenditure management \| medium-term fiscal frameworks \| medium term expenditure framework \| fiscal cost \| fiscal accounts \| fiscal management \| central government fiscal \| fiscal accountability \| expenditure decisions \| fiscal implications \| structural fiscal \| composition of expenditure \| aggregate expenditure \| fiscal position \| government deficit \| fiscal deficit

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Staff Country Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Staff Country Reports Number 09/132 2 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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