## Fiscal Policy: Issues During the Transition in Russia

_Occasional Papers, April 8, 1998_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Sergei V. Alexashenko
- Published: April 8, 1998
- Series: Occasional Papers
- Volume: 1998
- Issue: 006
- Pages: 63
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557757036.084

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### Summary
- Since 1992, the Russian Federation has moved away from a command economy and has laid the foundation of a market-based system.
- This paper examines some of the key fiscal policy issues that arose in 1992-96, the period following the onset of economic liberalization and reform.
- Authors: Sergei V. Alexashenko, Augusto López-Claros.
- Publication date: April 8, 1998.
- Pages: 63.

### Major findings and topics examined
- Fiscal issues that emerged during 1992-96 in the transition from a command to a market-based economy.
- Focus areas include:
  - Aging and Pension spending.
  - Budget planning and preparation.
  - Expenditure management.
  - Population and demographics.
  - Public financial management (PFM).
  - Revenue administration.
- Geographic and thematic scope: Central and Eastern Europe; Eastern Europe; Europe; Global; Russia; enterprise sector; loss-making enterprise; government resolution; policy reform; protection in Russia; Russia's social policy.

### Key publication identifiers and series information
- Series: Occasional Paper No. 1998/006.
- Issue: 006.
- Volume: 1998.
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557757036.084
- ISBN: 9781557757036
- ISSN: 0251-6365
- Stock No: S155EA0000000

### Keywords and subjects (as listed)
- Subjects: Aging, Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Pension spending, Population and demographics, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration.
- Keywords: Aging, Budget planning and preparation, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, enterprise, enterprise sector, Europe, Global, government, government resolution, loss-making enterprise, OP, Pension spending, policy reform, protection in Russia, Russia's social, social, tax.

*International Monetary Fund — Fiscal Policy: Issues During the Transition in Russia (Occasional Paper No. 1998/006)*

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