Fiscal Management of Scaled-Up Aid

By Sanjeev Gupta, Duncan P Last, Isabell Adenauer, Kevin Fletcher, Gerd Schwartz, Shamsuddin Tareq, Richard I Allen

September 1, 2007

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Sanjeev Gupta, Duncan P Last, Isabell Adenauer, Kevin Fletcher, Gerd Schwartz, Shamsuddin Tareq, and Richard I Allen. Fiscal Management of Scaled-Up Aid, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed December 21, 2024

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Summary

This paper discusses the role of fiscal policy and fiscal institutions in managing scaled-up aid. In an environment of volatile scaled-up aid, fiscal policy formulation should be anchored in medium-term frameworks, incorporating a longer-term view of potential resource availability and spending plans. There is merit in smoothing expenditures over time so that all programs are adequately funded. The paper argues that wage-bill ceilings should be used in Fund-supported programs only in exceptional cases. The paper also discusses basic reforms for strengthening public financial management systems for effective utilization of scaled-up aid flows.

Subject: Budget execution and treasury management, Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Fiscal accounting and reporting, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Accounting system, Annual budget, Country authorities, Fiscal policy, PFM system, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

64
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Working Paper No. 2007/222
Stock No:

WPIEA2007222
ISBN:

9781451867862
ISSN:

1018-5941

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