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Fiscal Affairs Department

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Contents

  • I. Introduction

  • II. Assessing Fiscal Rules

    • A. The U.K. Government’s Rationale for its Fiscal Rules

    • B. Different Methods of Assessing Fiscal Rules

  • III. Assessment Against Ideal Rule Characteristics

    • A. Well-Defined

    • B. Transparency

      • Transparency in institutional arrangements

      • Transparency in measurement and presentation

      • Transparency in forecasting

      • Transparency in analysis

      • Overall transparency

    • C. Adequate with Respect to the Specified Goal

      • Sound public finances

      • Intergenerational fairness

      • Removes bias against capital spending

      • Overall assessment against objectives

    • D. Simplicity, Flexibility, and Enforceability

    • E. Consistency

    • F. Supported by Efficient Policy Actions

  • IV. Summary and Conclusions

  • Boxes

  • 1. The Literature on Fiscal Rules

  • 2. Optimal Debt

  • 3. The Arithmetic of U.K. Fiscal Rules

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An Assessment of Fiscal Rules in the United Kingdom
Author:
Mr. Michael Kell