China weathered the global financial crisis better than most, thanks to a large and timely stimulus. This stimulus, however, was mainly in the form of off-budget infrastructure spending and thus not visible in the headline fiscal data. We construct a time series for the augmented fiscal deficit...

Der folgende Beitrag soll anhand der Ergebnisse des Gutachtens einen Einblick in die Systematik und Problematik des Kernstücks des kommunalen Finazausgleichs, das Schlüsselzuweisungssystem, vermitteln. Zunächst wird der Verfassungsauftrag und seine Umssetzung diskutiert. Anschließend wird...

Verfolgen Regierungen eine nachhaltige Fiskalpolitik? Diese Frage ist angesichts der hohen Staatsschulden vieler Länder insbesondere in Folge der Finanzkrise seit dem Jahr 2008 in den Fokus von Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit gerückt. Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass institutionelle...

This report summarizes the Observance of Standards and Codes on Fiscal Transparency for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It provides an assessment of fiscal transparency practices in the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia in relation to the requirements of the IMF Code of Good...

Timor-Leste is a unitary state and has made significant progress with improving its fiscal transparency. The government has adopted a transparent, fiscally sustainable governance framework for the petroleum sector. Nonetheless, there are still many areas in which Timor-Leste diverges from the...

The basic government finance processes are supported by a sound institutional and legal framework. Fiscal information is provided through regular publications and extensive use of the internet. Finally, audit processes are extensive and help improve budget management decisions, practices and...

Despite good economic reforms, macroeconomic stability, and a major expansion of the hydrocarbon sector, Bolivia still achieved only modest gains in poverty reduction. Executive Directors stressed the importance of fiscal prudence, domestic taxation, and strengthening of public expenditure...