## Inclusive Growth - Fiscal Policy (IGx-FP)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Inclusive Growth - Fiscal Policy (IGx-FP)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/igx-fp)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: July 31, 2025

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## Upcoming offerings

| Start date | End date | Location | Delivery Method | Session No. | Primary & (Interpretation) language | Apply |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | [OL 26.160](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/igx-fpol26-160) | English | [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.160E) by April 1, 2027 |

### Course focus and scope
- Examines the role of fiscal policy in supporting inclusive growth and highlights best practices for designing expenditure programs and tax policies to foster inclusion.
- Describes the main goals of an inclusive fiscal policy and the possible tradeoffs between growth and equity.
- Assesses how various public expenditure programs and tax policy measures could promote or hinder inclusive growth.
- Identifies the challenges and political economy considerations surrounding fiscal reforms and discusses how they can be better implemented to pursue inclusion.

### Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
  - Mid-level to senior officials involved in economic and strategic planning, including the monitoring and evaluating of policies aimed at reducing poverty and inequality, addressing the distributional impacts of technological change and promoting job creation.
- Qualifications:
  - Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or equivalent experience.

### Course objectives
- Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
  - Assess how public expenditure programs and tax policy promote inclusive growth.
  - Identify the challenges and political economy considerations surrounding fiscal reforms and discuss how they can be better implemented to pursue inclusion.
  - Describe the main goals of fiscal policy and the possible tradeoffs between growth and equity.

### Key themes for instruction and analysis
- Designing expenditure programs to foster inclusion.
- Crafting tax policies that support inclusive outcomes without unduly hindering growth.
- Evaluating tradeoffs between growth and equity in fiscal policy choices.
- Political economy constraints and implementation strategies for fiscal reform.

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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [OL 26.160](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/igx-fpol26-160)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.160E)

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