Fiscal Policy: Issues During the Transition in Russia

BySergei V. Alexashenko, Augusto López-Claros

April 8, 1998

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.

Subject: 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

Pages:
63
Volume:
1998
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557757036.084
Issue:
006
Series:
Occasional Paper No. 1998/006
Stock No:
S155EA0000000
ISBN:
9781557757036
ISSN:
0251-6365

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