Expenditure Policies Towards EU Accession (World Bank Technical Paper: Europe & Central Asia Poverty Reduction & Economic Management, #533)

by World Bank

Bernard Funck

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In the pre-accession economic programmes, most Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) have put forward medium-term fiscal strategies to improve budget balances and cut back taxation levels. It will also be necessary, however, to bring down public expenditure by an average of 2.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) over the period 2000-2004. The purpose of this report is to take stock of expenditure policy reform to-date, assess the challenges ahead, and discuss the set of policies that might be most conducive to growth and convergence among the Central and Eastern European countries. The text is organized by expenditure...Read more
  • ISBN10 0821353683
  • ISBN13 9780821353684
  • Publish Date 7 January 2003
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 16 October 2015
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint World Bank Publications
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 123
  • Language English