IMF Staff Country Reports

Republic of Lithuania: Selected Issues

Publication Date:

June 25, 2018

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This Selected Issues paper analyzes the fiscal challenges in Lithuania. Lithuania’s fiscal position has strengthened in recent years. However, medium term challenges are significant given the severe demographic pressures from population aging and net emigration. Lithuania’s net financial worth of the general government is relatively strong compared with other countries in the region although contingent liabilities from the pension system are sizable. The recent reform of the pension system will help make the system more fiscally sustainable. Upcoming reforms should be carefully designed, considering their trade-offs, to ensure social sustainability; reduce old-age poverty; and limit adverse impact on labor supply and informality.

Series:

Country Report No. 2018/186

Subject:

Education Expenditure Financial sector policy and analysis Fiscal policy Fiscal rules Labor Macroprudential policy Pension spending Pensions