A Growth-Friendly Path for Building Fiscal Buffers in the Caucuses and Central Asia
April 10, 2018
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Summary
Since 2014, large and persistent external shocks have hit the CCA region, particularly a slump in global commodity prices and slower growth in its key economic partners. Fiscal accommodation, along with currency adjustment, has helped the CCA mitigate the impact of the external shocks. However, amid weakening revenues, increased public spending has widened budget deficits, weakened external balances, and increased public debts. Fiscal policy and strengthening fiscal frameworks must play a central role in helping build buffers and ensuring debt sustainability while supporting growth. This requires (1) tightening fiscal policies to reduce deficits to help restore external balance and fiscal sustainability, (2) strengthening tax systems and tax collection and tilting expenditure toward a more productive and growth-enhancing composition, and (3) implementing public financial management reforms and strengthening fiscal institutions, including through fiscal rules.
Subject: Commodities, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Oil, Public debt, Revenue administration
Keywords: CCA country, Central Asia and the Caucasus, commodity exporter, country, DP, DPPP, GDP ratio, gross investment, increase revenue productivity, Oil, oil exporter, oil importer, review taxation, Tajikistan share, Tajikistan's measure, tax revenue, Turkmenistan share
Pages:
55
Volume:
2018
DOI:
Issue:
006
Series:
Departmental Paper No. 2018/006
Stock No:
GFPBFBCCEA
ISBN:
9781484337165
ISSN:
2616-5333
