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‘Not our problem’: UK Government’s fiscal obligations towards the privatised railway network

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  • S. McCartney
  • J. Stittle

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Increasing attention is being focused on the implicit fiscal obligations of governments, which may be real (in terms of future resource commitments) even if they remain unrecognised in official accounts. Such obligations may exist in relation to important parts of national economic infrastructure, regardless of the legal position.

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  • S. McCartney & J. Stittle, 2006. "‘Not our problem’: UK Government’s fiscal obligations towards the privatised railway network," Accounting Forum, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2), pages 139-153, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:accfor:v:30:y:2006:i:2:p:139-153
    DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2006.02.003
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    1. Hana Polackova Brixi & Allen Schick, 2002. "Government at Risk : Contingent Liabilities and Fiscal Risk," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 15233.
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