Proceedings from the ECFIN Workshop ‘The budgetary implications of structural reforms’ – Brussels, 2 December 2005

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Series Details No.248, May 2006
Publication Date May 2006
ISBN 92-79-01189-8
ISSN 1725-3187
EC KC-AI-06-248-EN-C
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Most of the reforms discussed within the framework of the Lisbon strategy will benefit public finances in the long term. However, in the short-term, there could a trade-off between some structural reforms and budgetary discipline. This possible tension between reforms and fiscal discipline was identified by academic economists as a possible drawback of the Stability and Growth Pact since its inception.

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