TY - BOOK ID - 11263554 TI - Fiscal coverage in the countries of the Middle East and Central Asia : current situation and a way forward PY - 2008 VL - WP/08/111 SN - 1451914253 1462369928 1282840657 9786612840654 1451869711 1452764220 PB - [Washington, District of Columbia] : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Fiscal policy KW - Government business enterprises KW - Nationalized companies KW - Parastatals KW - Public enterprises KW - State-owned enterprises KW - Tax policy KW - Taxation KW - Government policy KW - Business enterprises KW - Economic policy KW - Finance, Public KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public Finance KW - Statistics KW - Public Enterprises KW - Public-Private Enterprises KW - Public Administration KW - Public Sector Accounting and Audits KW - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology KW - Computer Programs: Other KW - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise: General KW - Fiscal Policy KW - Civil service & public sector KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Econometrics & economic statistics KW - Public ownership KW - nationalization KW - Public sector KW - Fiscal risks KW - Government finance statistics KW - Finance KW - Jordan UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:11263554 AB - This paper reviews some broad principles of fiscal coverage, building on cross-country experience. It discusses the level of coverage that would be appropriate to conduct good quality fiscal analysis, while striking the right balance between the costs and the benefits of expanding the coverage. In this context, the paper examines the current status of statistical fiscal coverage in the countries of the Middle East and Central Asia (MECA), and proposes operational approaches to improving it. ER -