Fiscal Sustainability in Heavily Indebted Countries Dependenton Nonrenewable Resources : The Case of Gabon /
This paper proposes a framework for assessing fiscal sustainability in heavily indebted countries dependent on exhaustible resources, with reference to Gabon. It finds that fiscal sustainability could be achieved by: (i) developing a fiscal rule for the non-oil primary fiscal balance compatible with...
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| Format: | Czasopismo |
| Język: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2004.
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| Seria: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2004/030 |
| Dostęp online: | Full text available on IMF |
| Streszczenie: | This paper proposes a framework for assessing fiscal sustainability in heavily indebted countries dependent on exhaustible resources, with reference to Gabon. It finds that fiscal sustainability could be achieved by: (i) developing a fiscal rule for the non-oil primary fiscal balance compatible with an objective for reducing the debt-to-non-oil GDP ratio; (ii) introducing a constant oil-based income transfer per capita allowing intergenerational equity; and (iii) building up an oil savings fund. Long-term simulations show that Gabon's fiscal position is fragile and that a fiscal policy path consistent with the proposed framework could help achieve comfortable levels of net wealth. |
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| Opis fizyczny: | 1 online resource (38 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
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