Belgium: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation
IMF Staff Country Reports, March 7, 2001
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- Published: March 7, 2001
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451803105.002
Economic outlook
- Real GDP growth is expected to slow to 2.6 percent in 2001, following four consecutive years of strong economic growth.
- Report date: March 7, 2001.
Labor market measures and structural reforms
- A number of structural labor market measures have been introduced, including:
- an employment program for youth,
- reforms to encourage employment among older people,
- measures to reduce working time.
Executive Directors' assessment and policy priorities
- Executive Directors agreed that the main economic policy challenge now is to improve labor market performance, in particular to:
- raise employment,
- reduce regional disparities.
- Executive Directors welcomed the authorities' policy of tax reductions.
Subjects and keywords covered
- Subject: Employment, Expenditure, Labor, Labor markets, Social security contributions, Taxes
- Keywords: Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union, CR, demand growth, Employment, exports of goods, GDP deflator, General government balance, Global, government, harmonized consumer price index, indicators of consumer confidence, ISCR, Labor markets, Social security contributions
Source: Belgium: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation