THE FISCAL GOALS OF ALBANIA
ARDIAN DURMISHI
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to mark the main problems of the management of government debt in the Republic of Albania. A review of the actual state of the debt is made. The analysis attempts to develop the main approaches for a debt reduction to an acceptable ratio. Fiscal rules for effective debt management are considered as the macroeconomic characteristics of the country are taken into account.
Keyword(s)
government debt, debt ratio, fiscal rules, total government expenditure
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