04998oam 22012254 450 991078841700332120230828232704.01-4623-1753-71-4527-9354-91-283-51242-41-4519-0820-29786613824875(CKB)3360000000443480(EBL)3014416(SSID)ssj0000941477(PQKBManifestationID)11577295(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000941477(PQKBWorkID)10964263(PQKB)10938836(OCoLC)698585714(MiAaPQ)EBC3014416(IMF)WPIEE2006024(EXLCZ)99336000000044348020020129d2006 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImplications of Quasi-Fiscal Activities in Ghana /Mali Chivakul, Robert YorkWashington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2006.1 online resource (47 p.)IMF Working Papers"January 2006."1-4518-6284-9 Includes bibliographical references.""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. FISCAL DEVELOPMENTS IN PERSPECTIVE""; ""III. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR QUANTIFYING QUASI-FISCAL ACTIVITIES""; ""IV. THE SCOPE AND COVERAGE OF QUASI-FISCAL ACTIVITIES""; ""V. QUASI- FISCAL ACTIVITIES AND THE FISCAL POSITION""; ""VI. POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix I Alternative Approaches to Estimating Quasi-Fiscal Activities""; ""Appendix II Assumptions Underlying the Public Sector Debt Sustainability Analysis""; ""APPENDIX TABLES""This paper assesses the scope and coverage of quasi-fiscal activities (QFAs) in Ghana. We find that while QFAs have been reduced recently, they remain significant. The extensive nature of these activities has several macroeconomic and structural policy implications. An extended measure of public sector operations, including QFAs, presents a clearer picture of Ghana's fiscal stance and fiscal adjustment from one for the central government alone; QFAs have led to serious distortions in energy and water consumption; and they have distorted the investment decisions of both public enterprises and the private sector.IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;No. 2006/024Fiscal policyGhanaFinance, PublicGhanaGovernment business enterprisesGhanaBanks and BankingimfMacroeconomicsimfPublic FinanceimfNonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise: GeneralimfCentral Banks and Their PoliciesimfPublic EnterprisesimfPublic-Private EnterprisesimfBanksimfDepository InstitutionsimfMicro Finance InstitutionsimfMortgagesimfPublic AdministrationimfPublic Sector Accounting and AuditsimfPublic ownershipimfnationalizationimfBankingimfCivil service & public sectorimfPublic finance & taxationimfPublic enterprisesimfQuasi-fiscal operationsimfPublic sectorimfContingent liabilitiesimfGovernment business enterprisesimfFinance, PublicimfBanks and bankingimfFiscal policyimfGhanaimfFiscal policyFinance, PublicGovernment business enterprisesBanks and BankingMacroeconomicsPublic FinanceNonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise: GeneralCentral Banks and Their PoliciesPublic EnterprisesPublic-Private EnterprisesBanksDepository InstitutionsMicro Finance InstitutionsMortgagesPublic AdministrationPublic Sector Accounting and AuditsPublic ownershipnationalizationBankingCivil service & public sectorPublic finance & taxationPublic enterprisesQuasi-fiscal operationsPublic sectorContingent liabilitiesGovernment business enterprisesFinance, PublicBanks and bankingFiscal policyChivakul Mali1546598York Robert1092056DcWaIMFBOOK9910788417003321Implications of Quasi-Fiscal Activities in Ghana3802306UNINA