Fiscal Monitor, October 2020

Chapter 1 of the report draws some early lessons from governments' fiscal responses to the pandemic and provides a roadmap for the recovery. Governments' measures to cushion the blow from the pandemic total a staggering $12 trillion globally. These lifelines and the worldwide recession have pushed global public debt to an all-time high. But governments should not withdraw lifelines too rapidly. Government support should shift gradually from protecting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1513552708
• ISBN13: 9781513552705
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: International Monetary Fund
• Length: 145 Pages