Fiscal Monitor, April 2015 : Now Is the Time: Fiscal Policies for Sustainable Growth.
Fiscal risks remain significant in both advanced and emerging market and developing economies. Fiscal policy continues to play an essential role in building confidence and, where appropriate, sustaining aggregate demand. According to this issue of the Fiscal Monitor, strengthening fiscal frameworks-...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2015.
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| Series: | Fiscal Monitor; Fiscal Monitor ;
No. 2015/001 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
| Summary: | Fiscal risks remain significant in both advanced and emerging market and developing economies. Fiscal policy continues to play an essential role in building confidence and, where appropriate, sustaining aggregate demand. According to this issue of the Fiscal Monitor, strengthening fiscal frameworks-particularly to manage public finance risks and ensure debt sustainability-must be part of the fiscal policy response. Countries should seize the moment created by lower oil prices to start the process of energy taxation and energy subsidy reform. Finally, fiscal policy can contribute substantially to macroeconomic stability, through the workings of automatic stabilizers. By doing so, fiscal policy can also unlock significant growth dividends. |
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| Item Description: | <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (110 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 2219-276X |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |