OECD review of the Italian Parliamentary Budget Office

Abbreviations and acronyms

 

AIReF	Spain Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility
ARTE	Automatic Readability Tool for English
CAREC	Complexity and Readability Evaluation Coefficient
CeSaR Tool	Country Specific Recommendations Database
DG ECFIN	Directorate‑General for Economic and Financial Affairs (European Commission)
EU	European Union
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
IFI	Independent Fiscal Institution
IMF	International Monetary Fund
ISTAT	Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Italian National Statistical Institute)
MEF	Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy)
MeMo-it	Macroeconometric Model for Italy
MoU	Memorandum of Understanding
Netherlands CPB	Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
Portuguese CFP	Portuguese Public Finance Council
PBO	Parliamentary Budget Office
SGP	Stability and Growth Pact (European Union)
Slovak CBR	Slovak Republic Council for Budget Responsibility
UPB	Ufficio Parlamentare di Bilancio (The Italian Parliamentary Budget Office)
United Kingdom OBR	UK Office for Budget Responsibility
United States CBO	United States Congressional Budget Office