Barbados; 2005 Article IV Consultationâ€”Staff Report; and Public Information Notice

This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that Barbados compares favorably with other Caribbean countries on economic and social indicators. The economy is heavily dependent on tourism and financial services. The population is about 272,000, and per capita income is about US$15,700. Poverty rates are the lowest in the Caribbean. Structural reforms have advanced in taxation, telecommunications, and the public enterprise sector. Corporate and personal tax rates have been further lowered, in line with the multiyear reduction in these rates initiated in FY2002/03.

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Year of publication:	2005-08-15
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF) ; International Monetary Fund
Subject:	Article IV consultations \| Budgetary policy \| Economic conditions \| Economic indicators \| Financial sector \| Fiscal transparency \| Staff Reports \| public debt \| current account \| external debt \| central bank \| fiscal adjustment \| balance of payments \| current account deficit \| current account balance \| debt ratio \| public sector debt \| fiscal consolidation \| fiscal policy \| amortization payments \| debt sustainability \| government debt \| debt service \| primary deficit \| domestic currency \| public external debt \| tax rates \| fiscal data \| current account deficits \| capital account liberalization \| fiscal deficit \| fiscal incentives \| fiscal deficits \| government expenditure \| debt stock \| short-term debt \| capital expenditure \| account deficits \| fiscal revenue \| debt reduction \| external borrowing \| government expenditures \| tax policy \| fiscal years \| taxation \| fiscal stimulus \| domestic debt \| public finances \| total external debt \| budgetary funds \| sovereign debt \| tax revenue \| reserve assets \| central government expenditures \| debt dynamics \| government budget \| central government budget \| government revenue \| tax system \| private credit \| fiscal affairs department \| medium-term fiscal projections \| interest expenditure \| external debt data \| tax base \| debt data \| domestic borrowing \| external shocks \| public sector fiscal deficit \| fiscal policy objectives \| fiscal position \| fiscal projections \| general resources account \| spending cuts \| fiscal strategy \| fiscal affairs \| public spending \| public expenditure \| budget deficits \| budget deficit \| external debt service \| central banks \| public investment spending \| central government expenditure \| fiscal indicators \| fiscal policy targets \| debt outstanding \| domestic financing \| external financing \| fiscal balance \| capital expenditures \| long-term debt \| repayments \| public expenditures \| fiscal operations \| debt burden \| fiscal assumptions \| tax incentives \| fiscal scenario \| primary budget deficit

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Staff Country Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Staff Country Reports Number 05/297 4 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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