Contributions

  • Ghanem, Hafez. - Contributor
  • Islam, Roumeen. - Contributor
  • World Bank. Europe and Central Asia Region. Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit. - Contributor
  • World Bank. Office of the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Development Economics. - Contributor

Publication

1999 - World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Region, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector Unit, Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

10,250 words, Guess

Page Count

41 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCHG3881.5.W57 P63 no. 2177

Description

Governments' contingent liabilities increase fiscal vulnerability, but are omitted in traditional measures of the current deficit. In the Czech Republic this omission may mean that fiscal adjustment has been overstated by 3 to 4 percent of annual GDP, with future budgets having to pay for past guarantees. The stock of existing contingent liabilities in Macedonia could add 2 to 4 percent of GDP to that country's future deficits.

Subjects

Topics

Fiscal policyPublic FinanceBudget deficitsFiscal policy -- MacedoniaBudget deficits -- MacedoniaFinance, Public -- MacedoniaFiscal policy -- Czech Republic

Series Statement

  • Policy research working paper ;
  • 2177
  • Policy research working papers ;

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