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  "title": "Ireland: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, August 10, 2000",
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  "summary": "Ireland continues to achieve spectacular economic growth. Strains associated with the rapid growth have become more visible. Fiscal policy should be tightened to restrain excess demand pressures.",
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      "heading": "Executive summary and main findings",
      "content": "- Ireland continues to achieve spectacular economic growth.\n- Strains associated with the rapid growth have become more visible.\n- Fiscal policy should be tightened to restrain excess demand pressures.\n- Strict adherence to the agreed wage increases under the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness (PPF) is critical.\n- The government's plans to simplify the tax structure are commended.\n- Ireland's participation in the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) pilot project is commended.\n- The sustained rapid growth in private sector lending requires vigilance.\n- The government support for trade liberalization process is welcome."
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      "heading": "Policy recommendations",
      "content": "- Tighten fiscal policy to restrain excess demand pressures.\n- Ensure strict adherence to agreed public sector wage increases under the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness (PPF).\n- Proceed with plans to simplify the tax structure.\n- Maintain vigilance over sustained rapid growth in private sector lending.\n- Continue participation in FSAP and support trade liberalization."
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      "content": "- Subject: Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Inflation, Labor, Prices, Public sector wages, Wages\n- Keywords: CR, factor income, Fiscal stance, Global, headline inflation, house price inflation, Inflation, ISCR, price, property price inflation, Public sector wages, real GNP, services price inflation, Wages"
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      "content": "- Publication title: Ireland: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation\n- Date: August 10, 2000\n- Series: Country Report No. 2000/097\n- Volume: 2000\n- Issue: 097\n- Pages: 57\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451818727.002\n- ISBN: 9781451818727\n- ISSN: 1934-7685\n- Stock No: 1IRLEA0012000\n\nSource: Ireland: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation, IMF Staff Country Reports, August 10, 2000.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Ireland: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation - ISCR/00/97\n  - Ireland: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation - ISCR/00/97 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Ireland: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation - ISCR/00/97 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: August 10, 2000",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451818727.002",
    "Ireland continues to achieve spectacular economic growth.",
    "Strains associated with the rapid growth have become more visible.",
    "Strict adherence to the agreed wage increases under the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness (PPF) is critical.",
    "The government's plans to simplify the tax structure are commended.",
    "Ireland's participation in the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) pilot project is commended.",
    "The sustained rapid growth in private sector lending requires vigilance.",
    "The government support for trade liberalization process is welcome.",
    "Tighten fiscal policy to restrain excess demand pressures.",
    "Ensure strict adherence to agreed public sector wage increases under the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness (PPF).",
    "Proceed with plans to simplify the tax structure.",
    "Maintain vigilance over sustained rapid growth in private sector lending.",
    "Continue participation in FSAP and support trade liberalization.",
    "Subject: Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Inflation, Labor, Prices, Public sector wages, Wages",
    "Keywords: CR, factor income, Fiscal stance, Global, headline inflation, house price inflation, Inflation, ISCR, price, property price inflation, Public sector wages, real GNP, services price inflation, Wages",
    "Publication title: Ireland: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation",
    "Date: August 10, 2000",
    "Series: Country Report No. 2000/097",
    "Volume: 2000",
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    "Pages: 57",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451818727.002",
    "ISBN: 9781451818727",
    "ISSN: 1934-7685",
    "Stock No: 1IRLEA0012000",
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