Austria: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation

IMF Staff Country Reports, August 8, 2000

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Bibliographic details

• Published: August 8, 2000
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451802269.002

Economic performance

• The Austrian economy "has been growing at an annual rate in excess of 3percent since mid-1999."
• Strong external demand and continued economic liberalization "should contribute to sustaining economic expansion at a rate of close to 3percent per year in 2001–02."
• Expansionary monetary conditions are noted "from an Austrian perspective."

Policy recommendations and sectoral reforms

• "Experience with deregulation in the telecommunications and electricity sectors is encouraged."
• Emphasis on continued economic liberalization to support growth.

Fiscal policy and consolidation stance

• Given strong economic growth and expansionary monetary conditions, Executive Directors "judged that cyclical reasons would support a front-loaded approach to fiscal consolidation."
• Subject tags related to fiscal policy include: Expenditure, Fiscal consolidation, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Pension spending.

Labor and social policy themes

• Relevant subject areas include: Labor, Labor markets, Pension spending.
• Keywords indicate attention to: labor markets, pension spending, one-off expenditure, stability program.

Publication and document specifics

• Series: Country Report No. 2000/095
• Volume: 2000
• Issue: 095
• Pages: 40
• ISBN: 9781451802269
• ISSN: 1934-7685
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451802269.002
• Notes: "Included with the Staff Report are the text of Public Information Notice No. 00/58 and a statement by Johann Prader on August 3,2000."

International Monetary Fund. "Austria: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation", IMF Staff Country Reports 2000, 095 (2000).

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• Statement by Johann Prader, Alternate Executive Director for Austria--August 3, 2000
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