The debate on fiscal consolidation is dominated by controversies about the negative impact of consolidation on growth …. This contribution shortly summarizes the discussion about links between fiscal consolidation and growth. In addition …, common advice that is derived from arguments about the detrimental impact of consolidation on growth, is analyzed. We argue …

Economic growth is projected to be strengthening from mid-2011 onwards, but will be insufficient to restore the … increased. This will require cuts in public spending, improving efficiency of policies, containing the growth of ageing …-related costs and making the tax system more conducive to growth. While past experiences, such as in the 1990s, have shown that …

finance growth programmes could now help to resolve the economic crisis. …

Economic growth is projected to be strengthening from mid-2011 onwards, but will be insufficient to restore the … increased. This will require cuts in public spending, improving efficiency of policies, containing the growth of ageing …-related costs and making the tax system more conducive to growth. While past experiences, such as in the 1990s, have shown that …

Under the Stability and Growth Pact, countries are committed to achieving medium-term budget positions of “close to …

size of deficit taking into account the two main rules of the Stability and Growth Pact on public finance. Unlike previous …

The Stability and Growth Pact is under fire. Problems have appeared in sticking to the rules. Proposals to reform the …

Ever since the outbreak of the sovereign debt crisis, coordinating economic growth with fiscal sustainability has been … of combining and/or coordinating economic growth with fiscal sustainability. As fiscal discipline is a pivotal element of … implemented throughout the globe. The question to be answered, therefore, is whether economic growth and fiscal discipline can be …