Review article
The influence of the election period and fiscal constraints on the Croatian budget
Hrvoje Šimović
orcid.org/0000-0002-4040-0899
; Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Matanović
; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V., Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The paper analyzes the determinates of the general government budget and the character of fiscal policy in Croatia, with special emphasis on the election period. In addition, the paper focuses on different factors that affect the size and structure of government revenues and expenditures, such as the European semester and political budget cycles. The main goal of the paper is to analyze potential Croatian budgetary policy during an election period under the Excessive Deficit and the Macroeconomic Imbalance procedures.
Keywords
budget; fiscal policy; European semester; excessive deficit; macroeconomic imbalances
Hrčak ID:
151752
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2015.
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