Namibia: Selected Issues Paper
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Summary:
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU), the oldest customs union in the world, comprises Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland (known as the BLNS countries), and South Africa. This Selected Issues paper analyzes how policy has responded to the positive SACU revenue shock. It discusses the background and structure of SACU, and examines the fiscal responses of the BLNS countries to the SACU revenue surge. The paper also discusses useful international experience and a framework for fiscal response in these countries.
Series:
Country Report No. 2009/132
Subject:
Expenditure Fiscal policy Fiscal stance Public debt Revenue administration
Frequency:
Biannually
English
Publication Date:
April 27, 2009
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451828481/1934-7685
Stock No:
1NAMEA2009001
Pages:
23
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