Search Results - subject:"FISCAL GAP"

Republic of Moldova; Selected Issues Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

The composition of short-term and medium-term adjustment measures will facilitate sufficient short-term adjustment flexibility, and be consistent with medium-term fiscal sustainability. Improving debt resolution instruments will help the banks to regain confidence in lending. Meanwhile, there is...

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Greece; Staff Report on Request for Stand-By Arrangement

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

The Greek economy is teetering owing to heavy public debt and loss of market access. Greece is adopting an ambitious comprehensive multiyear adjustment program to lower the fiscal deficit and the debt ratio, reduce domestic demand in line with capacity, and increase supply and competitiveness so...

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Republic of Serbia; Fifth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement, Request for Modification of End-September Performance Criterion, and Financing Assurances Review

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

The fifth review of Serbiaâ€™s economic performance under the program supported by a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) is discussed. It helps in addressing the spillovers from the global financial crisis while establishing a moderate economic recovery. An accelerated pace of structural reforms...

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Fiscal Health of Selected Indian Cities

Rao, M. Govinda; Bandyopadhyay, Simanti - eSocialSciences - 2009

The paper aims to assess the fiscal health of five urban agglomerations (UAs) in India viz. Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, and Pune. The sample consists of five corporations and sixty three smaller Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) dispersed in thirteen districts of five major states. The main...

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Fiscal health of selected Indian cities.

Bandyopadhyay, Simanti; Rao, M. Govinda - 2009

proportion on their VAT collections can also be explored. Another way to reduce the fiscal gap would be to earmark a portion of … ∗ * Keywords: Expenditure Needs, Revenue Capacity, Fiscal Gap JEL Classification Code: H71, H72, H73, H76, H77, R51, R58 … piggybacking a small proportion on their VAT collections can also be explored. Another way to reduce the fiscal gap would be to …

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A Median Voter Model of the Vertical Fiscal Gap

Dahlby, Bev; Wilson, Leonard S.; Rodden, Jonathan - Department of Economics, University of Alberta - 2009

A median voter model is developed to explain the size of the vertical fiscal gap in a federation, i.e. the extent to …

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The Optimal Taxation Approach to Intergovernmental Grants

Dahlby, Bev - Department of Economics, University of Alberta - 2009

fiscal gap are derived. We also show how the marginal cost of public funds affects the optimal matching grant rate for …

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Fiscal Health of Selected Indian Cities

Bandyopadhyay, Simanti; Rao, M. Govinda - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009

on their VAT collections can also be explored. Another way to reduce the fiscal gap would be to earmark a portion of the …

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Norway; Report on Observance of Standards and Codes: Fiscal Transparency Module

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

This Selected Issues paper examines Kenyaâ€™s growth performance during 1980â€“2004. It considers the stylized facts on Kenyaâ€™s growth performance in the past two decades, in comparison with other Sub-Saharan African countries. The paper examines main sources of economic growth...

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Union of the Comoros; 2008 Article IV Consultation and Request for Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance and for Disbursement Under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

This paper discusses the Union of Comorosâ€™ 2008 Article IV Consultation and request for Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance and disbursement under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility. Real GDP growth has been well below the regional average, and per-capita income...

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