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Finland: Selected Issues
Author: International Monetary Fund
Series:
IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 1999: Issue 122
Language:
English
Publication Date:
18 Oct 1999
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451813197.002
ISBN:
9781451813197
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
40
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; public expenditure; local government; government program; output gap; labor market; government employment; real GDP; Employment; Pensions; Pension spending; Current spending
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This Selected Issues paper outlines Finland’s experience in the field of public expenditure policies, illustrates alternative medium-term approaches to fiscal policy, and discusses prospects for efficient expenditure management in the future. The paper illustrates the evolution of public expenditures from the creation of the welfare state to the crisis of the early 1990s. It discusses the post-crisis consolidation process, including the institutional reforms that facilitated adjustment. The paper also illustrates the future challenges and policy trade-offs in the context of alternative long-term scenarios.
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Country Reports
ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund