Ireland: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 1997/077, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper analyzes budgetary developments in Ireland during the 1990s. The paper highlights that Irish fiscal policy has been central to the social consensus on macroeconomic policies. The economic buoyancy has reinforced this cycle by facilitating the tax cuts and increases in social spending that have been instrumental to the social consensus on policies, while also helping to keep deficits low. The paper also discusses the participation of Ireland in the European Monetary Union.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; Ireland; deficit; GDP; spending; EMU membership; government deficit; unemployment assistance; budget target; EMU DM interest rates; ERM band; family income; Income; Budget planning and preparation; Unemployment benefits; Government debt management; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 89
Date: 1997-09-29
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