Assessing Monthly Progress towards Annual Fiscal Revenue Targets

Author/Editor:

Daniel S Kanda

Publication Date:

July 1, 2002

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

A simple statistical methodology is developed to help evaluate monthly progress toward an annual fiscal revenue target, and the applicability of the methodology to both developing and industrial countries is demonstrated using data for Sri Lanka and the United States.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2002/116

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

July 1, 2002

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451853940/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA1162002

Pages:

29

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