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Fiscal Reforms That Work
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

Reducing the budget deficit is not easy. Keynesian theory suggests thatlowering government expenditures and raising revenues can lead to afalloff in economic activity. This paper argues the neoclassical approach - that a firm and credible reduction in expenditures, by engendering confidence that taxes will be less burdensome in the future,may lead to lower interest rates, boost consumption, and increaseinvestment spending.

Keywords:
EI; deficit; ratio; contraction; debt ratio; spending; spiking interest rates; deficit country; potential GDP; debt problem; investment spending; world interest rates; Fiscal consolidation; Government debt management; Budget planning and preparation; Global