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18-Nov-2011
With slow growth and high inequality Mexico needs investments in infrastructure, education and social policies. Mexico has increased spending in all of these areas. This was easily financed thanks to fiscal reforms in 2007 and 2009 as well as high oil prices in recent years.
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02-Aug-2011
Fiscal deterioration over the past decade reflects major failings in expenditure control. Efforts to overhaul the public remuneration system, restructure state-owned enterprises, better target social spending and enhance budget monitoring and the fiscal framework need to continue.
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12-Jul-2011
To secure fiscal sustainability without hurting long term growth prospects, fiscal consolidation should focus on reducing spending at all levels of government and curbing the growth of ageing related costs, in particular in social security.
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18-Apr-2011
Estonia has a large network of very small municipalities, making the provision of government services inefficient and of variable quality. Therefore it should follow the example of other countries in the region and establish a more efficient municipal network through mergers and joint provision of services.
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