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[Staff Discussion Notes No. 2022/002 : The Return to Fiscal Rules](http://www.imf.org/en/Publications/Staff-Discussion-Notes/Issues/2022/10/11/The-Return-to-Fiscal-Rules-523709?cid=em-COM-123-45500)
OCTOBER 11, 2022
[Author/Editor: Francesca Caselli,Hamid R Davoodi,Carlos Goncalves,Gee Hee Hong,Andresa Lagerborg,Paulo A Medas,Anh D. M. Nguyen,Jiae Yoo](http://www.imf.org/en/Publications/Staff-Discussion-Notes/Issues/2022/10/11/The-Return-to-Fiscal-Rules-523709?cid=em-COM-123-45500)
Governments face difficult policy trade-offs with record debt levels, tightening monetary policies, and urgent demands, including food and energy crises, the climate agenda, and population aging. Governments need to communicate fiscal plans to reduce debt sustainability risks and promote consistent macroeconomic policies. Many envisage a return to fiscal rules that had been suspended during the pandemic to strengthen credibility. This situation offers an opportunity to rethink fiscal rules and determine how governments can make fiscal policy more agile, including in responding to crises, without undermining fiscal sustainability. A risk-based medium-term fiscal framework that combines standards, rules, and strengthened institutions would strike a better balance between flexibility and credibility.
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This Staff Discussion Note represents the views of the authors and does not necessarily represent IMF views or IMF policy. The views expressed herein should be attributed to the authors and not to the IMF, its Executive Board, or its management. Staff Discussion Notes are published to elicit comments and to further debate.
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