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Understanding Fiscal Space
Mr. Peter S. Heller
With new initiatives to provide low income countries with external assistance in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), donors and NGOs are seeking to understand whether "fiscal space" can be provided in the context of IMF-supported programs to support these initiatives. This paper defines the concept of fiscal space and its link to fiscal sustainability, describes alternative ways in which fiscal space can be created, and notes how the IMF can support appropriate efforts to create fiscal space. The paper underscores that the issues that arise in creating fiscal space are not novel, but have always confronted governments in judging whether there is scope for additional expenditure.
Keywords:
PDP; expenditure program; GDP; revenue; Tanzania; Fiscal space; fiscal sustainability; MDGs; spending program; poverty-reducing spending; expenditure priority; government expenditure program; reprioritizing expenditure; expenditure policy decision; expenditure structure; Dutch Disease effect; Debt financing; Infrastructure
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Providing Health Care to HIV Patients in Southern Africa
Mr. Markus Haacker
The paper provides an economic analysis of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the health sector i Southern Africa. It provides indicators for the scale of the impact, including estimates of tr. costs of various forms treatment. In anticipation of increasing numbers of patients with HIV/AIDS-related diseases, it is essential to expand the already strained health facilities ar to substantially increase the training of health personnel. While proposed reductions in the prices of antiretroviral therapies will considerably expand the range of those who can affor them, they will remain accessible to a minority of the population only.
Keywords:
PDP; cost; patient; therapy; Aids; HIV/AIDS; Health; Government Expenditures; Southern Africa; HIV patient; health sector; AIDS patient; health staff; sector personnel; palliative care; Health care; HIV and AIDS; Health care spending; Total expenditures; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa