Autor(es):
Afonso, António 
Data: 2007
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/2566
Origem: Repositório da UTL
Assunto(s): public finances; Portugal; fiscal consolidations; compensation of employees
Detalhes do Documento
Public finances in Portugal: a brief long-run view
Descrição
This paper provides a succinct overview of long-run developments regarding public finances in Portugal with an emphasis on the spending side. Issues addressed are the excessive deficit experiences of Portugal, the past experience with fiscal consolidations, and labour cost competitiveness. It is fair to stay that public spending control has been a problem in Portugal, and fiscal consolidations in the 1980s and 1990s have been short-termed and mostly not successful. Additionally, the compensation of general government employees diverged vis-à-vis the EU15 after EU entry.
This paper provides a succinct overview of long-run developments regarding public finances in Portugal with an emphasis on the spending side. Issues addressed are the excessive deficit experiences of Portugal, the past experience with fiscal consolidations, and labour cost competitiveness. It is fair to stay that public spending control has been a problem in Portugal, and fiscal consolidations in the 1980s and 1990s have been short-termed and mostly not successful. Additionally, the compensation of general government employees diverged vis-à-vis the EU15 after EU entry.
Tipo de Documento
Outro
Idioma Inglês
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