The Return of the deficit
Subtitle: public finance in Belgium over 2000-2010
By: edited by Etienne de Callataÿ and Françoise Thys-Clément
Series: History of Belgian public finance -- v. 7
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Leuven (Belgium)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9789058679239
Subjects: Public Finance
Description: Prior to the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008 Belgium's fiscal balances and debt ratios seemed to be on a firm consolidation path. Today, however, Belgium is facing a major budgetary challenge, albeit to some extent lesser than that of other European countries. This book offers a closer look at the evolution of public finance in Belgium over the decade 2000-2010. It covers Belgium's macro-economic environment, its budgetary policy, changes to the tax system and social security, the evolution of public expenditure, debt management, and fiscal federalism.