Kingdom of the Netherlands—Netherlands Antilles: Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation Discussions

May 17, 2001

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Kingdom of the Netherlands—Netherlands Antilles: Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation Discussions, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed September 19, 2024

Summary

The past decade has witnessed a progressive weakening of the Antillean economy, and prospects for a recovery depend on reinvigorating and sustaining adjustment. There is a need for more vigorous reforms, well coordinated across governments and supported by building social consensus. Fiscal policy can support growth over the medium term by reforming the tax system and lowering the tax and administrative burden on the private sector. Continuing progress with structural reforms is critical to improve the prospects for job creation and economic growth.

Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Government debt management, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration

Keywords: Antillean authorities, Budget planning and preparation, Caribbean, CR, Discussion, Exchange rate, Government debt management, Headline inflation, ISCR, Labor market, Private sector, Product market rigidity, Rigidity

Publication Details

Pages:

45
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2001/072
Stock No:

1ANTEA0012001
ISBN:

9781451800999
ISSN:

1934-7685

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