## Fiscal Frameworks and Medium-Term Budgeting

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**Canonical URL:** [Fiscal Frameworks and Medium-Term Budgeting](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/fmtb)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 7, 2025

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### Course Overview
- Title: Fiscal Frameworks and Medium-Term Budgeting (FMTB).
- Purpose: Establishing robust fiscal frameworks and implementing effective medium-term budgeting processes to ensure fiscal sustainability and promote economic stability.
- Approach: Emphasizes a medium-term perspective in budgeting to improve fiscal discipline and expenditure control.
- Pedagogy: Participants actively contribute to presentations on country practices and exercises; peer learning is an essential element of the workshop.

### Target Audience and Qualifications
- Target Audience:
  - Senior and mid-level government officials in ministries of finance or economy working in budget or macro-fiscal analysis departments.
- Qualifications:
  - Participants are expected to be mid- to senior-level qualified professionals with experience and background in macro-fiscal analysis, fiscal policy, and budget formulation.

### Learning Objectives
- Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
  - Understand the key components and principles of fiscal frameworks that support sustainable public finances.
  - Develop skills in designing and implementing a medium-term budgeting process that aligns with fiscal policy objectives.
  - Analyze the impact of fiscal frameworks and medium-term budgeting on fiscal discipline.
  - Explore best practices and case studies from the region on the successful integration of fiscal frameworks and medium-term budgeting into public financial management systems.

### Core Themes and Elements
- Medium-Term Budgetary Frameworks (MTBFs):
  - Relationship between MTBFs and medium-term fiscal frameworks and fiscal rules.
  - Preconditions and elements for effective MTBFs.
- Fiscal Framework Principles:
  - Principles underpinning fiscal frameworks that support sustainable public finances.
- Practical Application:
  - Practical applications of medium-term budgeting within public financial management systems.
  - Use of country practices and regional case studies to illustrate successful integration and implementation.

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/fmtb_