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Germany: Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation
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International Monetary Fund
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IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2006: Issue 438
Language:
English
Publication Date:
14 Dec 2006
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451810530.002
ISBN:
9781451810530
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
72
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; deficit; fund staff projection; core rate of inflation; government; rate; unemployment insurance rate; staff appraisal; labor productivity growth; Commercial banks; Employment; Cooperative banks; Wages; Global; Europe
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The three-point VAT increase is part of a package in which unemployment payroll taxes will be reduced. Risks to the recovery are balanced but the range of forecasts for 2007 is unusually wide. The priority for Germany is to transmit its external strength to the domestic economy, thus further broadening the recovery and creating conditions for sustained high growth. The authorities are undertaking a review of active labor market policies (ALMPs) with a view to curtailing their number.
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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Country Reports
ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2006: Issue 438