Fiscal Monitor, October 2020 - Policies for the Recovery
Fiscal Monitor, October 2020
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- Published: October 14, 2020
Overview
- The report draws early lessons from governments’ fiscal responses to the pandemic and provides a roadmap for the recovery.
- Governments’ measures to cushion the blow from the pandemic total a staggering $12 trillion globally.
- These lifelines and the worldwide recession have pushed global public debt to an all-time high.
- Governments should not withdraw lifelines too rapidly; support should shift gradually from protecting old jobs to getting people back to work and helping viable but still-vulnerable firms safely reopen.
- The fiscal measures for the recovery are an opportunity to make the economy more inclusive and greener.
Chapter 1 – Fiscal Policies to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Discusses fiscal policies during and after the pandemic that save lives and livelihoods and revive growth and job creation.
- Emphasizes gradual transition of support from emergency protection toward policies that facilitate reemployment and firm reopening.
Chapter 2 – Public Investment for the Recovery
- Discusses how public investment can contribute to the recovery, create jobs, and strengthen resilience to future crises.
- Highlights public investment as a tool to make the recovery more inclusive and greener.
Outreach and Multimedia
- Fiscal Affairs Department Director Vitor Gaspar and authors present findings and answer questions at a Fiscal Monitor Press Conference video.
- A Webinar titled "Public Investment for the Recovery" accompanies the report.
- A Video titled "Fiscal Monitor: Policies for the Recovery" is associated with the publication.
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- Executive Summary
- Full Text
- Online Annexes
- Statistical Appendix
- Data
Source: Fiscal Monitor, October 2020 - Policies for the Recovery
Content in this bundle
- fiscalmonitordatabase-october2020-chapter-1
- fiscalmonitordatabase-october2020-chapter-2
- Fiscal Monitor Database — October 2020
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 1. Executive Summary. IMF Fiscal Monitor, October 2020
- Chapter 1. Online Annexes. IMF Fiscal Monitor, October 2020
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 2. Executive Summary. IMF Fiscal Monitor, October 2020
- Chapter 2. Online Annexes. IMF Fiscal Monitor, October 2020
- Fiscal Monitor Database of COVID19 Fiscal Measures. IMF Fiscal Monitor, October 2020
- Executive Summary
- Foreword
- Methodological and Statistical Appendix. IMF Fiscal Monitor, October 2020
- FISCAL MONITOR: POLICIES FOR THE RECOVERY — October 2020 (Selected Excerpts)
References
- Blog: Fiscal Policy for an Unprecedented Crisis
- Blog: Public Investment for the Recovery
- The IMF’s Paolo Mauro outlines to Joshua Zumbrun of the Wall Street Journal how governments can boost jobs and growth through public investment.
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