This paper discusses Jamaica’s Second Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. Program performance is on track despite the difficult economic environment. All end-September quantitative performance...

This paper reviews the changing legal framework that governs the local taxation. This also examines the trends and patterns of local government income. Estimates of local source buoyancy, collection rate and tax intensity for 1981-1993 are also provided. In addition, it also determines the...

This paper reviews the changing legal framework that governs the local taxation. This also examines the trends and patterns of local government income. Estimates of local source buoyancy, collection rate and tax intensity for 1981-1993 are also provided. In addition, it also determines the...

Over the past three decades, public spending on infrastructure, as a share of GDP, has been on the decline worldwide. Although the link between infrastructure investment and economic growth is not yet fully understood, the quality of infrastructure clearly affects a country's productivity,...

The 2007 Article IV Consultation with the Kingdom of the Netherlands explains fiscal policy and financial sector issues. Improvements in the macroeconomic and business environments and technological innovation have contributed positively to Dutch competitiveness. Executive Directors emphasized...

A very ambitious fiscal adjustment effort is under way. Fiscal institutional and sectoral reforms have been elaborated for a more durable adjustment. Greece’s determination toward a comprehensive modernization of the health sector, beginning with a far-reaching reform of state enterprises...