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  "summary": "This supplement presents case studies of seven fiscal councils and examines how each council performs its core functions and if and how it impacts on the fiscal policy debate.",
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      "content": "- Publication date: July 16, 2013\n- Type: Supplement presenting case studies of seven fiscal councils\n- Primary objective: Examine how each council performs its core functions and if and how it impacts the fiscal policy debate\n- Relationship to main paper: The main paper presents the comparative lessons and the general findings based on a systematic comparison; this supplement discusses in detail each individual fiscal council’s experiences"
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      "heading": "Fiscal councils covered",
      "content": "- Belgium (Conseil Supérieur des Finances—HCF)\n- Canada (Parliamentary Budget Officer—PBO)\n- Hungary (Költségvetési Tanács)\n- Korea (National Assembly Budget Office—NABO)\n- The Netherlands (Centraal Planbureau—CPB)\n- Sweden (Finanspolitiska rådet)\n- United States (Congressional Budget Office-CBO)"
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      "content": "- Core functions of each fiscal council\n- Impact on the fiscal policy debate for each country\n- Systematic comparison across councils to derive comparative lessons and general findings"
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      "content": "- Format listed: Chicago\n- Citation provided in source: Case Studies of Fiscal Councils - Functions and Impact, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 0) accessed 9/15/2026\n- Publication landing page indicates availability of a PDF (\"Download PDF\") and options to share or preview citation\n\nCase Studies of Fiscal Councils - Functions and Impact (July 16, 2013).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Case Studies of Fiscal Councils--Functions and Impact; IMF Policy Paper; July 16, 2013\n  - Case Studies of Fiscal Councils--Functions and Impact; IMF Policy Paper; July 16, 2013 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Case Studies of Fiscal Councils--Functions and Impact; IMF Policy Paper; July 16, 2013 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/case-studies-of-fiscal-councils-functions-and-impact-pp4792"
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    "Publication date: July 16, 2013",
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    "Belgium (Conseil Supérieur des Finances—HCF)",
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    "The Netherlands (Centraal Planbureau—CPB)",
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    "Core functions of each fiscal council",
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    "Systematic comparison across councils to derive comparative lessons and general findings",
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    "**Case Studies of Fiscal Councils--Functions and Impact; IMF Policy Paper; July 16, 2013**"
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