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Suggestions for Alternative Measures of Budget Balance for South Africa

The following hypothesis was set and tested by this study: is the conventional budget balance, as generally accepted and used, still relevant for South Africa? The paper found that several possible alternatives are available but each must be viewed from the standpoint of their applicability to the S...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacobs, Davina
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2002
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Fiscal Stance
Public Debt
Finance
Budget Systems
Public Finance & Taxation
National Deficit Surplus
Debt Management
Fiscal Policy
Debts, Public
Computer Programs: Other
Debt
Data Collection And Data Estimation Methodology
Budget Planning And Preparation
Budgeting
Sovereign Debt
Government Finance Statistics
Budget
Macroeconomics
Public Financial Management (pfm)
Economic And Financial Statistics
National Budget
Budgeting & Financial Management
Statistics
Econometrics & Economic Statistics
Public Finance
South Africa
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The following hypothesis was set and tested by this study: is the conventional budget balance, as generally accepted and used, still relevant for South Africa? The paper found that several possible alternatives are available but each must be viewed from the standpoint of their applicability to the South African context. Several were not suitable for South Africa-only because of a serious lack of available data needed to make them operational. The paper also highlights the need for reforms in government financial information in South Africa
Physical Description:26 pages
ISBN:9781451853353

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