Medium-Term Budgetary Frameworks, Fiscal Rules and Fiscal Councils

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Medium-Term Budgetary Frameworks, Fiscal Rules and Fiscal Councils - Options to Ensure Fiscal Sustainability (MTBF)

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Session No.: JV 19.15

Location: Vienna, Austria

Date: May 6-10, 2019 (1 week)

Primary Language: English

Interpretation Language: Russian

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Target Audience

Mid-level to senior officials who make or support fiscal policy decisions.

Qualifications

Participants should have considerable experience in fiscal policy institutions.

Course Description

This course, presented by the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department, examines the role of strong fiscal institutions and fiscal governance in ensuring fiscal sustainability. Drawing on international country experiences, it covers three main areas: medium-term budgetary frameworks, fiscal rules, and fiscal councils. The course discusses how a medium-term perspective in budgeting can improve fiscal discipline and expenditure control and surveys the preconditions necessary if the framework is to deliver the intended results. The course also discusses the main elements of a medium-term budget and the relationship with fiscal rules. In particular, the course covers the following: The properties of different types of fiscal rules; Specific design features, such as choice of the target variable, escape clauses, automatic correction mechanisms, timing, issues of coordination between central and subnational governments; and A special focus on structural budget balance rules, such as those requested by the EU Fiscal Compact (calculation, implementation).The course also explores how nonpartisan agencies might help strengthen fiscal performance by raising public awareness and accountability while leaving scope for policy flexibility.

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Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Describe and explain how MTBFs, fiscal rules, and fiscal councils promote sound fiscal policy, based on international experiences.
Analyze the readiness of countries for MTBF, fiscal rules, and fiscal councils and address barriers to implementation.
Apply acquired knowledge and skills to group-based assessments of real case studies.

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Medium-Term Budgetary Frameworks, Fiscal Rules and Fiscal Councils - Options to Ensure Fiscal Sustainability (MTBF)

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