The return of the deficit : public finance in Belgium over 2000-2010 / / edited by Etienne de Callataÿ and Françoise Thys-Clément

• Pubblicazione: Leuven, Belgium, : Leuven University Press, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Disciplina: 336.493090511
• Soggetto topico: Finance, Public - Belgium
• Altri autori: CallatayE. de (Etienne) Thys-ClémentF
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword; Introduction: Belgium on the Eve of the Sovereign Debt Crisis; 1. The European Context. Evolving Governance in the EU: From the SGP to Hell and Back?; 2. Overview. Main Developments in Public Finances; 3. The Fiscal Stance. The Return of the Public Budget Deficit ; 4. Tax Revenue and Tax Policy. A Decennium of Tax Cuts; 5. Approaches to Primary Expenditures; 5.1. The Structure of Expenditure of the Regions and Communities: A Comparison 2002-2011; 5.2. Trends in Public Employment in Belgium ; 5.3. The Practice of Performance Contracting by Belgian Governments: Re-Considering the Control of Autonomous Agencies 5.4. Measuring and Managing Public Performance; 6. Social Security. The Active Welfare State: A Stylised Retrospective; 7. Indebtedness. Interest Payment and Public Debt; 8. Fiscal Federalism. The Transition to a New Model of Fiscal Relations ; Conclusion; Annex 1: Presentation of the Belgian Institute of Public Finance; Annex 2: Statistical Overview; Annex 3: List of Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: An in-depth analysis of Belgium''s public finance in the recent pastPrior to the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008 Belgium''s fiscal balances and debt ratios seemed to be on a firm consolidation path. Today, however, Belgium is facing a major budgetary challenge, albeit to some extent lesser than that of other European countries. A proper understanding of the current situation and the design of the most appropriate policy response always benefit from an in-depth analysis of the recent past. This book offers that closer look at the evolution of public finance in Belgium over the decade 2
• Titolo autorizzato: The return of the deficit
• ISBN: 94-6166-074-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818163103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II