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(How) has EMU affected fiscal policy in Austria?

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  • Doris Prammer

    (Oesterreichische Nationalbank)

  • Lukas Reiss

    (Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Economic Analysis Division)

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Since Austria joined the euro area, national budgetary policy has been influenced by EU fiscal rules to a significant extent. Above all, EU fiscal targets were key drivers behind the major consolidation episodes: consolidations either aimed at bringing the headline deficit ratio below 3% of GDP or at moving the structural budget balance closer to the medium-term objective. At the same time, the structure of expenditure and revenue continues to be under full national responsibility. While the revenue structure remained relatively stable over the last 20 years, we observe relatively strong shifts in the expenditure structure towards social transfers in kind.

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  • Doris Prammer & Lukas Reiss, 2019. "(How) has EMU affected fiscal policy in Austria?," Monetary Policy & the Economy, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank), issue 19/Q1-Q2, pages 71-84.
    • Handle: RePEc:onb:oenbmp:y:2019:i:19/q1-q2:b:4
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    Keywords

    fiscal rules; fiscal policy; tax and expenditure structure;
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    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

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