IMF Staff Country Reports

The Kingdom of Swaziland: 2008 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director

Publication Date:

November 3, 2008

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The Article IV Consultation with the Kingdom of Swaziland discusses efforts to broaden the tax base and improve tax administration, in particular through the introduction of a value-added tax and the establishment of a Revenue Authority. The depreciation of the nominal exchange rate along with the South African rand, to which it is pegged, impacted positively on the export sector. Prompt and automatic pass-through of international price increases would also help depoliticize price adjustments.

Series:

Country Report No. 2008/356

Subject:

Economic and financial statistics Expenditure External debt Government finance statistics Health HIV and AIDS Inflation Prices Public debt