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Doing More with Less: How Can Brazil Foster Development While Pursuing Fiscal Consolidation?
Author:
Valentina Flamininull

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Mauricio Soto
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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2019: Issue 236
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Nov 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513509358.001
ISBN:
9781513509358
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
23
Keywords:
WP; spending; cost; infrastructure gap; generation capacity; SDGs; development; fiscal policy; public spending; Brazil; pf GDP; Health expenditure distribution; spending ceiling; GDP Capita; Infrastructure SDG cost; GDP loss; cost estimate; Brazil's GDP; infrastructure quality; spending floor; Infrastructure; Health care spending; South America
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Following a benchmarking exercise, we estimate the spending required to reach satisfactory progress in the Sustainable Development Goals in the health, education, and infrastructure sectors in Brazil. We find that there is room for savings in education (up to 1.5 percentage point of GDP) and health (up to 2.5 percentage points of GDP) without compromising the quality of services but additional investments for over 3 percent of GDP per year are needed to close large infrastructure gaps in roads, water, and electricity by 2030. Brazil can do more with less, but increasing efficiency of public spending will require substantial reforms.
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IMF Working Papers
ISSN:
1018-5941
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2019: Issue 236