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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788238003321

Autore

Botman Dennis

Titolo

Tax and Pension Reform in the Czech Republic—Implications for Growth and Debt Sustainability / / Dennis Botman, Anita Tuladhar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008

ISBN

1-4623-5781-4

1-4527-0973-4

1-4518-6985-1

9786612840791

1-282-84079-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (27 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

IMF working paper ; ; WP/08/125

Altri autori (Persone)

TuladharAnita

Disciplina

336.2

Soggetti

Taxation - Czech Republic

Pensions - Czech Republic

Debts, Public - Czech Republic

Fiscal policy - Czech Republic

Economic development - Czech Republic

Macroeconomics

Public Finance

Taxation

Demography

Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies

Fiscal Policy

National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General

Economics of the Elderly

Economics of the Handicapped

Non-labor Market Discrimination

Macroeconomics: Consumption

Saving

Wealth

Welfare & benefit systems

Public finance & taxation

Population & demography

Social security contributions

Fiscal policy

Expenditure

Aging



Consumption

Social security

Expenditures, Public

Population aging

Economics

Czech Republic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Tax and Pension Reform in the Czech Republic-Implications for Growth and Debt Sustainability; A. Background; B. Fiscal Challenges and Demographic Pressures; Figures; 1. Demographic Indicators, 2004-50; 2. Long-Term Fiscal Pressures in the Czech Republic; 3. Debt Dynamics From Population Aging in the Czech Republic; C. Analytical Framework; D. Assessing the Fiscal Reform Package; Tables; 1. Estimates of Impact of Key Fiscal Reform Measures; 4. Czech Republic: Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Reform; 5. Czech Republic: Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Reform and Expenditure Restraint

E. Adjustment Strategies to Achieve the Medium Term Objective6. Debt Dynamics From Population Aging in the Czech Republic; F. Achieving Long Term Sustainability: Pension Reform Proposals; 7. Comparing Alternative Measures to Reach 1 Percent of GDP Deficit by 2012; 8. 1-Percent of GDP Deficit by 2012 Through Reform Package and Raising Retirement Age; 9. Comparing Alternative Strategies to Achieve Debt Sustainability; 10. Pension Reform From 2012 Onwards After 1-Percent of GDP Deficit Through Package; G. Conclusions; References; Appendixes; I. Analytical Framework; Appendix Tables

1. GFM Parameterization2. Initial Steady-State Ratio; 3. Initial Steady-State of Fiscal Varialbes; II. Sensitivity Analysis; Appendix Figures; 1. Sensitivity Analysis: Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Reform and Expenditure Restraint

Sommario/riassunto

The Czech Republic has embarked on an ambitious tax reform and expenditure package to bring the deficit sustainably below 3 percent, and intends to reduce the deficit to 1 percent of GDP by 2012. To address the long-term fiscal challenge due to population aging, pension reform proposals are also being considered. In this paper we assess the macroeconomic effects of these measures using the Global Fiscal Model. The tax reform package will achieve a more efficient tax system. If implemented successfully with the intended expenditure savings measures, debt is projected to improve markedly while output would expand. Fiscal sustainability will not be restored, however, even if further measures to bring the deficit to 1 percent of GDP by 2012. Instead, raising the retirement age and prefunding future aging costs would be needed to keep debt below 60 percent of GDP through 2050.