Fiscal Sustainability in Burundi : Baseline Projections, Stochastic Simulations, and Policy Scenarios

This paper analyzes Burundi's medium-term fiscal sustainability in the light of the country's vulnerability to various shocks. Earlier studies have highlighted the country's vulnerability to exogenous shocks related to commodity exports, rain-fed agriculture, and volatile foreign aid. Internally, uncertainty about the implementation of the government's fiscal reforms is a key risk. The earlier studies, however, did not quantify the size and impact of the risks on the country's fiscal sustainability. Drawing initially on the standard inter-temporal sustainability framework, the baseline analysis shows that Burundi's ongoing fiscal policy strategy is not sustainable, even with a gradually improving external environment and relatively strong growth. Stochastic simulations show that adverse shocks to rainfall or coffee prices could increase the country's debt-to-gross domestic product ratio by 5 to 7 percentage points above the projected baseline ratio. Aid shocks could have an even larger impact but the estimates are less statistically reliable because of the short time series and because historical volatility in part reflects endogenous shocks (such as reform implementation) as well as exogenous shocks (donors' behavior). The policy scenario analysis shows that future fiscal sustainability will hinge on the government's ability to stick to its plans to broaden the tax base, streamline generous tax incentives and exemptions, and control civil service wages and short-run expenditure pressures -- risks that need to be monitored closely over the political cycle in the country.

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Main Author: Kida, Mizuho
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-08
Subjects:ADVANCED ECONOMIES, ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURE, AMORTIZATION, ANNUAL AVERAGE RATE, ANNUAL PRECIPITATION, ANNUAL REVENUE, BANK ACCOUNTS, BANK DEBT, BANK POLICY, BASELINE PROJECTIONS, BASELINE SCENARIO, BUDGET SUPPORT, CAPITAL ASSETS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE, CIVIL SERVANTS, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL SERVICE PAY, COLLUSION, COMMODITY PRICES, CORRUPTION, CREDIT FACILITY, CREDITORS, DEBT, DEBT POLICY, DEBT SERVICE, DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS, DEBT SUSTAINABILITY, DEFICIT FINANCING, DEFICITS, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DISBURSEMENT, DISBURSEMENTS, DOMESTIC BANKS, DOMESTIC BORROWING, DOMESTIC DEBT, DOMESTIC FIRMS, DOMESTIC REVENUE, DONOR SUPPORT, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC POLICY, ECONOMIC REFORMS, ECONOMIC SITUATION, EFFICIENCY GAINS, ELASTICITY, EMERGENCY FINANCING, EMERGING MARKET, EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES, ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES, ENROLLMENT, EX POST ASSESSMENT, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATES, EXISTING DEBT, EXOGENOUS SHOCKS, EXOGENOUS VARIABLES, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURE CUTS, EXPENDITURE POLICY, EXPENDITURES, EXPORT EARNINGS, EXPORTS, EXTERNAL BORROWING, EXTERNAL DEBT, EXTERNAL GRANTS, EXTERNAL SHOCKS, FARMERS, FIDUCIARY CONCERNS, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, FINANCIAL ASSETS, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS, FINANCING NEEDS, FISCAL ADJUSTMENT, FISCAL BALANCE, FISCAL COSTS, FISCAL DEFICIT, FISCAL DEFICITS, FISCAL FRAMEWORK, FISCAL IMPACT, FISCAL IMPLICATIONS, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, FISCAL OUTCOMES, FISCAL POLICY, FISCAL POSITION, FISCAL PROJECTIONS, FISCAL REFORM, FISCAL REFORMS, FISCAL RISK, FISCAL RISKS, FISCAL STRATEGIES, FISCAL STRATEGY, FISCAL SURPLUS, FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY, FISCAL VULNERABILITIES, FISCAL VULNERABILITY, FIXED CAPITAL, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN RESERVES, GLOBAL MARKET, GOVERNANCE ISSUES, GOVERNMENT DEBT, GOVERNMENT REVENUE, GOVERNMENT REVENUES, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, GREATER ACCESS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH RATE, HEALTH CARE, INCOME, INCOME TAX, INEQUALITIES, INEQUALITY, INFLATION, INFLATION RATE, INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS, INFLATIONARY PRESSURE, INTEREST COSTS, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INVESTING, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, LACK OF ACCESS, LOCAL CURRENCY, MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS, MACROECONOMIC IMPACT, MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY, MACROECONOMIC POLICIES, MACROECONOMIC PROJECTIONS, MARKET PRICE, MARKET PRICES, MONETARY FUND, MULTIPLIER EFFECT, NEGATIVE SHOCK, OIL PRICE, POLICY RESPONSE, POLICY RESPONSES, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRESENT VALUE, PRICE INCREASES, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC ASSETS, PUBLIC DEBT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW, PUBLIC FINANCES, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC REVENUE, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE, PUBLIC SERVICE, RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, REAL GDP, REAL GROWTH, REFORM AGENDA, REFORM BILL, RESERVES, RETURN, REVENUE COLLECTION, REVENUE GROWTH, REVENUE INCREASES, REVENUE REFORM, RISK OF DEBT, SAVINGS, SCHOOL FEES, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOURCE OF INCOME, STATE ASSETS, STATUTORY PAYMENTS, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS, TAX, TAX BASE, TAX CODE, TAX COLLECTION, TAX EXEMPTION, TAX EXEMPTIONS, TAX INCENTIVES, TAX REFORM, TAX REVENUE, TAX REVENUES, TAX SUBSIDIES, TOTAL DEBT, TOTAL EXPENDITURE, TOTAL REVENUE, TRANSPARENCY, TREASURY, UNCERTAINTY, UNION, VALUE ADDED, VILLAGE, WAGES, stochastic simulation, fainfall,
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topic ADVANCED ECONOMIES
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
AMORTIZATION
ANNUAL AVERAGE RATE
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ANNUAL REVENUE
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK DEBT
BANK POLICY
BASELINE PROJECTIONS
BASELINE SCENARIO
BUDGET SUPPORT
CAPITAL ASSETS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SERVICE PAY
COLLUSION
COMMODITY PRICES
CORRUPTION
CREDIT FACILITY
CREDITORS
DEBT
DEBT POLICY
DEBT SERVICE
DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
DEFICIT FINANCING
DEFICITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISBURSEMENT
DISBURSEMENTS
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC BORROWING
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC FIRMS
DOMESTIC REVENUE
DONOR SUPPORT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC REFORMS
ECONOMIC SITUATION
EFFICIENCY GAINS
ELASTICITY
EMERGENCY FINANCING
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
ENROLLMENT
EX POST ASSESSMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXISTING DEBT
EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE CUTS
EXPENDITURE POLICY
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT EARNINGS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL BORROWING
EXTERNAL DEBT
EXTERNAL GRANTS
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FARMERS
FIDUCIARY CONCERNS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
FINANCING NEEDS
FISCAL ADJUSTMENT
FISCAL BALANCE
FISCAL COSTS
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL FRAMEWORK
FISCAL IMPACT
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL OUTCOMES
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL POSITION
FISCAL PROJECTIONS
FISCAL REFORM
FISCAL REFORMS
FISCAL RISK
FISCAL RISKS
FISCAL STRATEGIES
FISCAL STRATEGY
FISCAL SURPLUS
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
FISCAL VULNERABILITIES
FISCAL VULNERABILITY
FIXED CAPITAL
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN RESERVES
GLOBAL MARKET
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GREATER ACCESS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH CARE
INCOME
INCOME TAX
INEQUALITIES
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS
INFLATIONARY PRESSURE
INTEREST COSTS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LACK OF ACCESS
LOCAL CURRENCY
MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS
MACROECONOMIC IMPACT
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC PROJECTIONS
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MONETARY FUND
MULTIPLIER EFFECT
NEGATIVE SHOCK
OIL PRICE
POLICY RESPONSE
POLICY RESPONSES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE INCREASES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ASSETS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC REVENUE
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC SERVICE
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH
REFORM AGENDA
REFORM BILL
RESERVES
RETURN
REVENUE COLLECTION
REVENUE GROWTH
REVENUE INCREASES
REVENUE REFORM
RISK OF DEBT
SAVINGS
SCHOOL FEES
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOURCE OF INCOME
STATE ASSETS
STATUTORY PAYMENTS
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
TAX
TAX BASE
TAX CODE
TAX COLLECTION
TAX EXEMPTION
TAX EXEMPTIONS
TAX INCENTIVES
TAX REFORM
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TAX SUBSIDIES
TOTAL DEBT
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
TOTAL REVENUE
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
UNCERTAINTY
UNION
VALUE ADDED
VILLAGE
WAGES
stochastic simulation
fainfall
ADVANCED ECONOMIES
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
AMORTIZATION
ANNUAL AVERAGE RATE
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ANNUAL REVENUE
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK DEBT
BANK POLICY
BASELINE PROJECTIONS
BASELINE SCENARIO
BUDGET SUPPORT
CAPITAL ASSETS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SERVICE PAY
COLLUSION
COMMODITY PRICES
CORRUPTION
CREDIT FACILITY
CREDITORS
DEBT
DEBT POLICY
DEBT SERVICE
DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
DEFICIT FINANCING
DEFICITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISBURSEMENT
DISBURSEMENTS
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC BORROWING
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC FIRMS
DOMESTIC REVENUE
DONOR SUPPORT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC REFORMS
ECONOMIC SITUATION
EFFICIENCY GAINS
ELASTICITY
EMERGENCY FINANCING
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
ENROLLMENT
EX POST ASSESSMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXISTING DEBT
EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE CUTS
EXPENDITURE POLICY
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT EARNINGS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL BORROWING
EXTERNAL DEBT
EXTERNAL GRANTS
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FARMERS
FIDUCIARY CONCERNS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
FINANCING NEEDS
FISCAL ADJUSTMENT
FISCAL BALANCE
FISCAL COSTS
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL FRAMEWORK
FISCAL IMPACT
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL OUTCOMES
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL POSITION
FISCAL PROJECTIONS
FISCAL REFORM
FISCAL REFORMS
FISCAL RISK
FISCAL RISKS
FISCAL STRATEGIES
FISCAL STRATEGY
FISCAL SURPLUS
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
FISCAL VULNERABILITIES
FISCAL VULNERABILITY
FIXED CAPITAL
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN RESERVES
GLOBAL MARKET
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GREATER ACCESS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH CARE
INCOME
INCOME TAX
INEQUALITIES
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS
INFLATIONARY PRESSURE
INTEREST COSTS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LACK OF ACCESS
LOCAL CURRENCY
MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS
MACROECONOMIC IMPACT
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC PROJECTIONS
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MONETARY FUND
MULTIPLIER EFFECT
NEGATIVE SHOCK
OIL PRICE
POLICY RESPONSE
POLICY RESPONSES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE INCREASES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ASSETS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC REVENUE
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC SERVICE
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH
REFORM AGENDA
REFORM BILL
RESERVES
RETURN
REVENUE COLLECTION
REVENUE GROWTH
REVENUE INCREASES
REVENUE REFORM
RISK OF DEBT
SAVINGS
SCHOOL FEES
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOURCE OF INCOME
STATE ASSETS
STATUTORY PAYMENTS
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
TAX
TAX BASE
TAX CODE
TAX COLLECTION
TAX EXEMPTION
TAX EXEMPTIONS
TAX INCENTIVES
TAX REFORM
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TAX SUBSIDIES
TOTAL DEBT
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
TOTAL REVENUE
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
UNCERTAINTY
UNION
VALUE ADDED
VILLAGE
WAGES
stochastic simulation
fainfall
spellingShingle ADVANCED ECONOMIES
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
AMORTIZATION
ANNUAL AVERAGE RATE
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ANNUAL REVENUE
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK DEBT
BANK POLICY
BASELINE PROJECTIONS
BASELINE SCENARIO
BUDGET SUPPORT
CAPITAL ASSETS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SERVICE PAY
COLLUSION
COMMODITY PRICES
CORRUPTION
CREDIT FACILITY
CREDITORS
DEBT
DEBT POLICY
DEBT SERVICE
DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
DEFICIT FINANCING
DEFICITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISBURSEMENT
DISBURSEMENTS
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC BORROWING
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC FIRMS
DOMESTIC REVENUE
DONOR SUPPORT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC REFORMS
ECONOMIC SITUATION
EFFICIENCY GAINS
ELASTICITY
EMERGENCY FINANCING
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
ENROLLMENT
EX POST ASSESSMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXISTING DEBT
EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE CUTS
EXPENDITURE POLICY
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT EARNINGS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL BORROWING
EXTERNAL DEBT
EXTERNAL GRANTS
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FARMERS
FIDUCIARY CONCERNS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
FINANCING NEEDS
FISCAL ADJUSTMENT
FISCAL BALANCE
FISCAL COSTS
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL FRAMEWORK
FISCAL IMPACT
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL OUTCOMES
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL POSITION
FISCAL PROJECTIONS
FISCAL REFORM
FISCAL REFORMS
FISCAL RISK
FISCAL RISKS
FISCAL STRATEGIES
FISCAL STRATEGY
FISCAL SURPLUS
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
FISCAL VULNERABILITIES
FISCAL VULNERABILITY
FIXED CAPITAL
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN RESERVES
GLOBAL MARKET
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GREATER ACCESS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH CARE
INCOME
INCOME TAX
INEQUALITIES
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS
INFLATIONARY PRESSURE
INTEREST COSTS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LACK OF ACCESS
LOCAL CURRENCY
MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS
MACROECONOMIC IMPACT
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC PROJECTIONS
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MONETARY FUND
MULTIPLIER EFFECT
NEGATIVE SHOCK
OIL PRICE
POLICY RESPONSE
POLICY RESPONSES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE INCREASES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ASSETS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC REVENUE
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC SERVICE
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH
REFORM AGENDA
REFORM BILL
RESERVES
RETURN
REVENUE COLLECTION
REVENUE GROWTH
REVENUE INCREASES
REVENUE REFORM
RISK OF DEBT
SAVINGS
SCHOOL FEES
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOURCE OF INCOME
STATE ASSETS
STATUTORY PAYMENTS
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
TAX
TAX BASE
TAX CODE
TAX COLLECTION
TAX EXEMPTION
TAX EXEMPTIONS
TAX INCENTIVES
TAX REFORM
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TAX SUBSIDIES
TOTAL DEBT
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
TOTAL REVENUE
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
UNCERTAINTY
UNION
VALUE ADDED
VILLAGE
WAGES
stochastic simulation
fainfall
ADVANCED ECONOMIES
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
AMORTIZATION
ANNUAL AVERAGE RATE
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ANNUAL REVENUE
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK DEBT
BANK POLICY
BASELINE PROJECTIONS
BASELINE SCENARIO
BUDGET SUPPORT
CAPITAL ASSETS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SERVICE PAY
COLLUSION
COMMODITY PRICES
CORRUPTION
CREDIT FACILITY
CREDITORS
DEBT
DEBT POLICY
DEBT SERVICE
DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
DEFICIT FINANCING
DEFICITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISBURSEMENT
DISBURSEMENTS
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC BORROWING
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC FIRMS
DOMESTIC REVENUE
DONOR SUPPORT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC REFORMS
ECONOMIC SITUATION
EFFICIENCY GAINS
ELASTICITY
EMERGENCY FINANCING
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
ENROLLMENT
EX POST ASSESSMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXISTING DEBT
EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE CUTS
EXPENDITURE POLICY
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT EARNINGS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL BORROWING
EXTERNAL DEBT
EXTERNAL GRANTS
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FARMERS
FIDUCIARY CONCERNS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
FINANCING NEEDS
FISCAL ADJUSTMENT
FISCAL BALANCE
FISCAL COSTS
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL FRAMEWORK
FISCAL IMPACT
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL OUTCOMES
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL POSITION
FISCAL PROJECTIONS
FISCAL REFORM
FISCAL REFORMS
FISCAL RISK
FISCAL RISKS
FISCAL STRATEGIES
FISCAL STRATEGY
FISCAL SURPLUS
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
FISCAL VULNERABILITIES
FISCAL VULNERABILITY
FIXED CAPITAL
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN RESERVES
GLOBAL MARKET
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GREATER ACCESS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH CARE
INCOME
INCOME TAX
INEQUALITIES
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS
INFLATIONARY PRESSURE
INTEREST COSTS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LACK OF ACCESS
LOCAL CURRENCY
MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS
MACROECONOMIC IMPACT
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC PROJECTIONS
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MONETARY FUND
MULTIPLIER EFFECT
NEGATIVE SHOCK
OIL PRICE
POLICY RESPONSE
POLICY RESPONSES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE INCREASES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ASSETS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC REVENUE
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC SERVICE
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH
REFORM AGENDA
REFORM BILL
RESERVES
RETURN
REVENUE COLLECTION
REVENUE GROWTH
REVENUE INCREASES
REVENUE REFORM
RISK OF DEBT
SAVINGS
SCHOOL FEES
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOURCE OF INCOME
STATE ASSETS
STATUTORY PAYMENTS
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
TAX
TAX BASE
TAX CODE
TAX COLLECTION
TAX EXEMPTION
TAX EXEMPTIONS
TAX INCENTIVES
TAX REFORM
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TAX SUBSIDIES
TOTAL DEBT
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
TOTAL REVENUE
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
UNCERTAINTY
UNION
VALUE ADDED
VILLAGE
WAGES
stochastic simulation
fainfall
Kida, Mizuho
Fiscal Sustainability in Burundi : Baseline Projections, Stochastic Simulations, and Policy Scenarios
description This paper analyzes Burundi's medium-term fiscal sustainability in the light of the country's vulnerability to various shocks. Earlier studies have highlighted the country's vulnerability to exogenous shocks related to commodity exports, rain-fed agriculture, and volatile foreign aid. Internally, uncertainty about the implementation of the government's fiscal reforms is a key risk. The earlier studies, however, did not quantify the size and impact of the risks on the country's fiscal sustainability. Drawing initially on the standard inter-temporal sustainability framework, the baseline analysis shows that Burundi's ongoing fiscal policy strategy is not sustainable, even with a gradually improving external environment and relatively strong growth. Stochastic simulations show that adverse shocks to rainfall or coffee prices could increase the country's debt-to-gross domestic product ratio by 5 to 7 percentage points above the projected baseline ratio. Aid shocks could have an even larger impact but the estimates are less statistically reliable because of the short time series and because historical volatility in part reflects endogenous shocks (such as reform implementation) as well as exogenous shocks (donors' behavior). The policy scenario analysis shows that future fiscal sustainability will hinge on the government's ability to stick to its plans to broaden the tax base, streamline generous tax incentives and exemptions, and control civil service wages and short-run expenditure pressures -- risks that need to be monitored closely over the political cycle in the country.
topic_facet ADVANCED ECONOMIES
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
AMORTIZATION
ANNUAL AVERAGE RATE
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ANNUAL REVENUE
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK DEBT
BANK POLICY
BASELINE PROJECTIONS
BASELINE SCENARIO
BUDGET SUPPORT
CAPITAL ASSETS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SERVICE PAY
COLLUSION
COMMODITY PRICES
CORRUPTION
CREDIT FACILITY
CREDITORS
DEBT
DEBT POLICY
DEBT SERVICE
DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
DEFICIT FINANCING
DEFICITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISBURSEMENT
DISBURSEMENTS
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC BORROWING
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC FIRMS
DOMESTIC REVENUE
DONOR SUPPORT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC REFORMS
ECONOMIC SITUATION
EFFICIENCY GAINS
ELASTICITY
EMERGENCY FINANCING
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
ENROLLMENT
EX POST ASSESSMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXISTING DEBT
EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE CUTS
EXPENDITURE POLICY
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT EARNINGS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL BORROWING
EXTERNAL DEBT
EXTERNAL GRANTS
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FARMERS
FIDUCIARY CONCERNS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
FINANCING NEEDS
FISCAL ADJUSTMENT
FISCAL BALANCE
FISCAL COSTS
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL FRAMEWORK
FISCAL IMPACT
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL OUTCOMES
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL POSITION
FISCAL PROJECTIONS
FISCAL REFORM
FISCAL REFORMS
FISCAL RISK
FISCAL RISKS
FISCAL STRATEGIES
FISCAL STRATEGY
FISCAL SURPLUS
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
FISCAL VULNERABILITIES
FISCAL VULNERABILITY
FIXED CAPITAL
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN RESERVES
GLOBAL MARKET
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GREATER ACCESS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH CARE
INCOME
INCOME TAX
INEQUALITIES
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS
INFLATIONARY PRESSURE
INTEREST COSTS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LACK OF ACCESS
LOCAL CURRENCY
MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS
MACROECONOMIC IMPACT
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC PROJECTIONS
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MONETARY FUND
MULTIPLIER EFFECT
NEGATIVE SHOCK
OIL PRICE
POLICY RESPONSE
POLICY RESPONSES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE INCREASES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ASSETS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC REVENUE
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC SERVICE
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH
REFORM AGENDA
REFORM BILL
RESERVES
RETURN
REVENUE COLLECTION
REVENUE GROWTH
REVENUE INCREASES
REVENUE REFORM
RISK OF DEBT
SAVINGS
SCHOOL FEES
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOURCE OF INCOME
STATE ASSETS
STATUTORY PAYMENTS
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
TAX
TAX BASE
TAX CODE
TAX COLLECTION
TAX EXEMPTION
TAX EXEMPTIONS
TAX INCENTIVES
TAX REFORM
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TAX SUBSIDIES
TOTAL DEBT
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
TOTAL REVENUE
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
UNCERTAINTY
UNION
VALUE ADDED
VILLAGE
WAGES
stochastic simulation
fainfall
author Kida, Mizuho
author_facet Kida, Mizuho
author_sort Kida, Mizuho
title Fiscal Sustainability in Burundi : Baseline Projections, Stochastic Simulations, and Policy Scenarios
title_short Fiscal Sustainability in Burundi : Baseline Projections, Stochastic Simulations, and Policy Scenarios
title_full Fiscal Sustainability in Burundi : Baseline Projections, Stochastic Simulations, and Policy Scenarios
title_fullStr Fiscal Sustainability in Burundi : Baseline Projections, Stochastic Simulations, and Policy Scenarios
title_full_unstemmed Fiscal Sustainability in Burundi : Baseline Projections, Stochastic Simulations, and Policy Scenarios
title_sort fiscal sustainability in burundi : baseline projections, stochastic simulations, and policy scenarios
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013-08
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18134682/fiscal-sustainability-burundi-baseline-projections-stochastic-simulations-policy-scenarios
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spelling dig-okr-10986160152024-08-08T14:20:47Z Fiscal Sustainability in Burundi : Baseline Projections, Stochastic Simulations, and Policy Scenarios Kida, Mizuho ADVANCED ECONOMIES ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE AMORTIZATION ANNUAL AVERAGE RATE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION ANNUAL REVENUE BANK ACCOUNTS BANK DEBT BANK POLICY BASELINE PROJECTIONS BASELINE SCENARIO BUDGET SUPPORT CAPITAL ASSETS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE PAY COLLUSION COMMODITY PRICES CORRUPTION CREDIT FACILITY CREDITORS DEBT DEBT POLICY DEBT SERVICE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS DEBT SUSTAINABILITY DEFICIT FINANCING DEFICITS DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISBURSEMENT DISBURSEMENTS DOMESTIC BANKS DOMESTIC BORROWING DOMESTIC DEBT DOMESTIC FIRMS DOMESTIC REVENUE DONOR SUPPORT ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC SITUATION EFFICIENCY GAINS ELASTICITY EMERGENCY FINANCING EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES ENROLLMENT EX POST ASSESSMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXISTING DEBT EXOGENOUS SHOCKS EXOGENOUS VARIABLES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE CUTS EXPENDITURE POLICY EXPENDITURES EXPORT EARNINGS EXPORTS EXTERNAL BORROWING EXTERNAL DEBT EXTERNAL GRANTS EXTERNAL SHOCKS FARMERS FIDUCIARY CONCERNS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS FINANCING NEEDS FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL COSTS FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL FRAMEWORK FISCAL IMPACT FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL OUTCOMES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL POSITION FISCAL PROJECTIONS FISCAL REFORM FISCAL REFORMS FISCAL RISK FISCAL RISKS FISCAL STRATEGIES FISCAL STRATEGY FISCAL SURPLUS FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FISCAL VULNERABILITIES FISCAL VULNERABILITY FIXED CAPITAL FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN RESERVES GLOBAL MARKET GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GREATER ACCESS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HEALTH CARE INCOME INCOME TAX INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS INFLATIONARY PRESSURE INTEREST COSTS INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE LACK OF ACCESS LOCAL CURRENCY MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS MACROECONOMIC IMPACT MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC PROJECTIONS MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MONETARY FUND MULTIPLIER EFFECT NEGATIVE SHOCK OIL PRICE POLICY RESPONSE POLICY RESPONSES POVERTY REDUCTION PRESENT VALUE PRICE INCREASES PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC PUBLIC ASSETS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC REVENUE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SERVICE RAPID POPULATION GROWTH REAL GDP REAL GROWTH REFORM AGENDA REFORM BILL RESERVES RETURN REVENUE COLLECTION REVENUE GROWTH REVENUE INCREASES REVENUE REFORM RISK OF DEBT SAVINGS SCHOOL FEES SOCIAL SECURITY SOURCE OF INCOME STATE ASSETS STATUTORY PAYMENTS STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS TAX TAX BASE TAX CODE TAX COLLECTION TAX EXEMPTION TAX EXEMPTIONS TAX INCENTIVES TAX REFORM TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAX SUBSIDIES TOTAL DEBT TOTAL EXPENDITURE TOTAL REVENUE TRANSPARENCY TREASURY UNCERTAINTY UNION VALUE ADDED VILLAGE WAGES stochastic simulation fainfall This paper analyzes Burundi's medium-term fiscal sustainability in the light of the country's vulnerability to various shocks. Earlier studies have highlighted the country's vulnerability to exogenous shocks related to commodity exports, rain-fed agriculture, and volatile foreign aid. Internally, uncertainty about the implementation of the government's fiscal reforms is a key risk. The earlier studies, however, did not quantify the size and impact of the risks on the country's fiscal sustainability. Drawing initially on the standard inter-temporal sustainability framework, the baseline analysis shows that Burundi's ongoing fiscal policy strategy is not sustainable, even with a gradually improving external environment and relatively strong growth. Stochastic simulations show that adverse shocks to rainfall or coffee prices could increase the country's debt-to-gross domestic product ratio by 5 to 7 percentage points above the projected baseline ratio. Aid shocks could have an even larger impact but the estimates are less statistically reliable because of the short time series and because historical volatility in part reflects endogenous shocks (such as reform implementation) as well as exogenous shocks (donors' behavior). The policy scenario analysis shows that future fiscal sustainability will hinge on the government's ability to stick to its plans to broaden the tax base, streamline generous tax incentives and exemptions, and control civil service wages and short-run expenditure pressures -- risks that need to be monitored closely over the political cycle in the country. 2013-10-02T17:05:59Z 2013-10-02T17:05:59Z 2013-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18134682/fiscal-sustainability-burundi-baseline-projections-stochastic-simulations-policy-scenarios https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16015 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6581 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC