TY - BOOK ID - 84547562 TI - Austria : Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation. AU - International Monetary Fund. AU - International Monetary Fund PY - 2001 SN - 1462387845 1451990774 1280896892 1452712581 9786613738202 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Labor KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public Finance KW - Fiscal Policy KW - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General KW - Demand and Supply of Labor: General KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Labour KW - income economics KW - Expenditure KW - Fiscal policy KW - Fiscal consolidation KW - Labor markets KW - Fiscal stance KW - Expenditures, Public KW - Labor market KW - Austria UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84547562 AB - Growth in the Austrian economy decelerated in mid-2000 in tandem with weaker activity in Europe after a vigorous expansion. Privatization of state holdings in commercial enterprises has continued, and liberalization of the electricity and gas markets is planned to be completed well ahead of EU deadlines. In light of pressures to reduce the tax burden and narrow the scope of the public sector’s direct economic involvement, Executive Directors recommended a long-term focus on the fiscal policy debate and encouraged the authorities for their civil service. ER -