## Ireland: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation

_IMF Staff Country Reports, August 10, 2000_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: August 10, 2000
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451818727.002

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### Executive summary and main findings
- 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.
- 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.

### Policy recommendations
- 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 areas and keywords
- 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 metadata and identifiers
- Publication title: Ireland: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation
- Date: August 10, 2000
- Series: Country Report No. 2000/097
- Volume: 2000
- Issue: 097
- Pages: 57
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451818727.002
- ISBN: 9781451818727
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Stock No: 1IRLEA0012000

*Source: Ireland: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation, IMF Staff Country Reports, August 10, 2000.*

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