TY - BOOK ID - 84544845 TI - Belize : Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation. PY - 2006 SN - 1455235024 1452772762 128092120X 1452767041 9786613743381 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Finance KW - Debts, Public KW - Debts, Government KW - Government debts KW - National debts KW - Public debt KW - Public debts KW - Sovereign debt KW - Debt KW - Bonds KW - Deficit financing KW - Funding KW - Funds KW - Economics KW - Currency question KW - Belize KW - Balize KW - Belice KW - Government of Belize KW - Wilisi KW - Beliz KW - Беліз KW - Belisa KW - Белиз KW - Република Белиз KW - Republika Beliz KW - Commonwealth of Belize KW - Μπελίζε KW - Belizo KW - Belici KW - Belis KW - Bheilís KW - Veleesh KW - Beilise KW - בליז KW - Beliza KW - Belizas KW - Белизе KW - ベリーズ KW - Berīzu KW - Beles KW - Bilisi KW - Белізе KW - Belizi KW - Bhelizi KW - Belise KW - Belisän KW - Beliis KW - בעליזע KW - בּעליז KW - Belėzos KW - 伯利兹 KW - Bolizi KW - British Honduras KW - Economic conditions. KW - Economic policy. KW - Budgeting KW - Exports and Imports KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public Finance KW - Business and Financial KW - International Lending and Debt Problems KW - Debt Management KW - Sovereign Debt KW - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General KW - Public Enterprises KW - Public-Private Enterprises KW - Fiscal Policy KW - Public finance & taxation KW - International economics KW - Civil service & public sector KW - Budgeting & financial management KW - External debt KW - Debt service KW - Revenue administration KW - Public sector KW - Economic sectors KW - Debts, External KW - Finance, Public KW - Revenue UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84544845 AB - Overly expansionary macroeconomic policies contributed to a widening of current account deficits, an unsustainable buildup of public debt, and the erosion of international reserves. The Belize government has already made commendable strides in correcting macroeconomic imbalances, based on measures to increase tax collection, rein in discretionary current expenditure, and cut capital expenditure. However, these efforts alone are not sufficient to bring the public finances and the balance of payments back on a sustainable path; supportive structural reforms in the fiscal and monetary areas should be implemented. ER -