Sweden: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 2003/231, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the fiscal framework of Sweden, and discusses some guidelines for their modification. It describes the Swedish experience under the new fiscal framework, and documents the increasing expenditure profile during the economic boom. It describes the basic rationale for fiscal rules, different types of fiscal rules, and also provides suggestions for improving the framework.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; expenditure ceiling; revenue boom; finance minister; government expenditure; borrowing authority; finance committee; government duration; Social Democratic government; fiscal policy; tax revenue; expenditure rule; government deficit; Budget planning and preparation; Fiscal rules; Fiscal governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41
Date: 2003-08-05
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