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Belgium: Selected Issues
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International Monetary Fund
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IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2004: Issue 048
Language:
English
Publication Date:
27 Feb 2004
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451803198.002
ISBN:
9781451803198
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
58
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; Belgium; employment rate; wage; growth norm; health spending; D. employment Policy; system performance; Health care spending; Health care; Employment; Unemployment; Global
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Belgium has effected a remarkable fiscal adjustment, best illustrated by the decline in its public debt. While benefiting from an appreciable decline in interest rates, most of the underlying consolidation reflected a considerable increase in the tax burden, one of the highest in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. This paper analyzes the social transfer system in Belgium. Belgium has a very accessible and equitable health care system. The system is characterized by high input levels and service volumes.
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ISSN:
1934-7685
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