Accounting for one-off operations when assessing underlying fiscal positions

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13-Oct-2008

Isabelle Joumard, Makoto Minegishi, Christophe André, Chantal Nicq and Robert Price

Frequent recourse to large one-off operations in a number of OECD countries has undermined the accuracy of cyclically adjusted fiscal balances as a measure of both the sustainability of public finance and the fiscal stance.

EO83 Annex Tables: Other background data

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23-Jun-2008

Statistical Annex tables in Excel format from OECD Economic Outlook No. 83. This file includes tables on quarterly demand and output projections; quarterly price, cost and unemployment projections; contributions ...

EO83 Annex Tables: Fiscal balances and public indebtedness

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23-Jun-2008

Statistical Annex tables in Excel format from OECD Economic Outlook No. 83. Includes tables on general government total outlays, general government current tax and non-tax receipts, general government ...