Italy: Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation

November 20, 2001

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Italy: Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed November 23, 2024

Summary

Italy has made impressive strides in achieving deep-rooted macroeconomic stability. But growth has disappointed over the past decade. The government has laid out a bold agenda to reinvigorate growth. Specifics of an expenditure and tax reform agenda should be laid out early. A key to achieving more dynamic growth is to tackle the root causes of Italy's large regional imbalances and labor market weakness. Although the liberalization of product markets has been advancing, major scope remains to promote competition and efficiency.

Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Employment, Expenditure, Fiscal stance, Labor, Labor markets, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Budget planning and preparation, Central and Eastern Europe, CR, Employment, Europe, Exchange rate, GDP, Global, Government, Government plan, ISCR, Italy, Job-market entry, Labor market, Labor markets, Medium-term strategy, Taxation authority

Publication Details

Pages:

54
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2001/207
Stock No:

1ITAEA0012001
ISBN:

9781451819731
ISSN:

1934-7685

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