Budgetary guidelines and fiscal performance in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government emphasizes very much the importance of achieving the “financial stability” objective, and has been very successful in controlling expenditure growth and in accumulating fiscal reserves. This remarkable performance is attributed to adhering consistently to budgetary guidelines. Managing the financial budgets through budgetary guidelines is a unique feature of the Hong Kong fiscal system. Discusses the role of budgetary guidelines in the Hong Kong fiscal system, and reviews the evolution of these budgetary guidelines since the early 1970s. It turns out that the guideline on expenditure growth is the most important budgetary guideline. Fiscal performance is assessed against these budgetary guidelines. With the financial stability objective having long been achieved, strict adherence to these budgetary guidelines would unduly constrain social and economic developments in Hong Kong. Recommends comprehensive review of the role and function of these budgetary guidelines.
Year of publication: |
1997
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Authors: | Tang, Shu‐hung |
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International Journal of Public Sector Management. - MCB UP Ltd, ISSN 1758-6666, ZDB-ID 2032073-5. - Vol. 10.1997, 7, p. 547-571
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Publisher: |
MCB UP Ltd |
Subject: | Budgeting | Capital budgeting | Financing | Hong Kong | Taxation |
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