Republic of Serbia : Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation and Post-Program Monitoring Discussions.

Failed corporate structures lie at the heart of Serbia's economic difficulties. But the government emphasized instead the need for public investment and labor tax cuts. Capital inflows pose additional challenges. External concerns leave little room to fiscal maneuver. This puts the focus on pub...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/384
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:Failed corporate structures lie at the heart of Serbia's economic difficulties. But the government emphasized instead the need for public investment and labor tax cuts. Capital inflows pose additional challenges. External concerns leave little room to fiscal maneuver. This puts the focus on public expenditure reform. Recent changes in monetary arrangements are appropriate. These steps would best be taken further-toward inflation targeting. However, the envisaged fiscal relaxation calls much of this into question. Serbia has made significant progress in recent years.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (76 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1934-7685
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