In the 24th IEA Discussion Paper, David B. Smith takes an historical perspective on the 2009 Budget forecasts. His analysis concludes that the budget deficit will reach levels that are unprecedented in peacetime.The government's preferred market-price GDP measure overstates national output...

The EU budget review process will restart as we approach the end of the current financial framework 2007-2013. This paper traces the history of the EU budget and draws lessons for the review to come. Whatever reforms are proposed, they must serve to shift spending to policy areas and instruments...

New Zealand's fiscal outlook deteriorated following the Global Financial Crisis, and in late 2008 fiscal projections showed net government debt in New Zealand increasing from 5% of GDP to around 40% within 10 years, mostly reflecting permanently lower expectations for future tax revenue. These...

In Deutschland besteht breiter Konsens, dass im Rahmen der Föderalismusreform II härtere nationale Haushaltsregeln beschlossen werden sollten, die zu einer engen Begrenzung staatlicher Defizite führen. Wie kann jedoch im Rahmen strenger Regeln gewährleistet werden, dass der Einfluss der...

This paper reviews current discussions on reforming the European Union (EU) budgetary procedure and assesses the main reform proposals that have been suggested thus far. It argues that prospects for reforms are presently hampered by the complex interplay between supranational and...

Infolge der Herausforderungen durch Corona-Pandemie und Energiepreiskrise wird das Haushaltsvolumen des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) im Jahr 2023 deutlich steigen. Die Auflösung des NRW-Rettungsschirms wird dabei genutzt, um eine "Krisenbewältigungsrücklage" ins Leben zu rufen. Insgesamt...

The government budget may be viewed as the financial mirror of society's economic and social choices, but does the budget contribute to the attainment of the overall objectives of economic policy, namely, growth, equity and stability? For government to be able to function and fulfill its role,...