Being a budget director, or the head of a macro-fiscal unit (MFU) of a ministry of finance, is a demanding job. So, it was an impressive combination of logistical ingenuity and good timing that ...

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The stance of fiscal policy in CEMAC and WAEMU is strongly influenced by fiscal effort in the previous period. This persistence underscores the risks of a procyclical fiscal policy stance, given these ...

WILLIAMSPORT – The two-year dispute between the Lycoming County commissioners and the elected controller over who is responsible for certain fiscal functions is continuing with no end in sight. The ...

Niels Thygesen, chairman of the European Fiscal Board, said that more "economic judgment" should be part of the activation of the new stabilisation function. [[ZEW/Flickr]] The European Fiscal Board ...

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