Senegal: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
October 31, 1997
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This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix on Senegal examines the magnitude, quality, and composition of fiscal adjustment, and the sustainability of public debt in the context of a debt dynamics framework. The paper explains the rationale for fiscal adjustment and presents some characteristics of the desired tax and expenditure policies. It describes the structure and size of the public sector in Senegal, and discusses historical developments in fiscal deficits and debt accumulation. The paper also assesses the quality of fiscal adjustment in Senegal.
Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Current spending, Economic sectors, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Public debt, Public enterprises
Keywords: bank, bank restructuring effort, BCEAO, CFA franc, Commercial banks, CR, Current spending, government, government saving, housing bank BHS, ISCR, Public enterprises, Senegal, Senegalese authorities, wage bill, West Africa
Pages:
125
Volume:
1997
DOI:
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Issue:
094
Series:
Country Report No. 1997/094
Stock No:
1SENEA0011997
ISBN:
9781451833836
ISSN:
1934-7685
