## 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/schedule/ol/2026/igx-fpol26-160)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 26.160
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: May 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (50 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Apply online by April 1, 2027 Deadline extended

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### Program identification and logistics
- Session No.: OL 26.160
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: May 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (50 weeks) New dates
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: English
- Target Audience:
  - Mid-level to senior officials involved in economic and strategic planning; monitoring and evaluating policy strategies for reducing poverty and inequality; and promoting job creation.
- Qualifications:
  - Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or equivalent experience.

### Course description and scope
- The course examines the role of fiscal policy, a combination of expenditure and tax policies, in supporting inclusive growth and highlights best practices for designing expenditure programs and tax policies to foster inclusion.
- It describes the main goals of an inclusive fiscal policy and the possible tradeoffs between growth and equity.
- It assesses how various public expenditure programs and tax policy measure could promote or hinder inclusive growth.
- It identifies the challenges and political economy considerations surrounding fiscal reforms and discusses how they can be better implemented to pursue inclusion.

### Learning outcomes and competencies
- 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.

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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Apply Now](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.160E)
- [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)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/igx-fpol26-160_