Fiscal Sustainability in Heavily Indebted Countries Dependent on Nonrenewable Resources
Author | : Joseph Ntamatungiro |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1290717486 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Fiscal Sustainability in Heavily Indebted Countries Dependent on Nonrenewable Resources written by Joseph Ntamatungiro and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper proposes a framework for assessing fiscal sustainability in heavily indebted countries dependent on exhaustible resources, with reference to Gabon. It finds that fiscal sustainability could be achieved by: (i) developing a fiscal rule for the non-oil primary fiscal balance compatible with an objective for reducing the debt-to-non-oil GDP ratio; (ii) introducing a constant oil-based income transfer per capita allowing intergenerational equity; and (iii) building up an oil savings fund. Long-term simulations show that Gabon's fiscal position is fragile and that a fiscal policy path consistent with the proposed framework could help achieve comfortable levels of net wealth.