Definitions of Government in IMF-Supported Programs
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Summary:
This note addresses the following main issues: • Statistical definitions of government (Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001) • Institutional structure of government and public sector • What is a precise definition of government and why it is relevant • Potential pitfalls of lacking a precise definition of government • Definitions of government in IMF-supported programs • Applications for fiscal rules and other fiscal policy design
Series:
Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2013/001
Subject:
Economic and financial statistics Economic sectors Government finance statistics National accounts Personal income Public sector Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS)
Notes:
English
Publication Date:
May 10, 2013
ISBN/ISSN:
9781484313206/2075-8669
Stock No:
TNMEA2013001
Pages:
24
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