Five Years of the UK’s Long-Term Public Finance Report: Has it Made Any Difference?

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Frank Eich

Government of the United Kingdom - HM Treasury

Date Written: April 3, 2008

Abstract

This paper is about the experiences HM Treasury has gained over the years publishing the Long-term public finance report. The paper argues that there have been many, often subtle and at launch unexpected, benefits from publishing a long-term economic and fiscal assessment on a regular basis. For example, the regular publication has kept long-term fiscal issues alive in the policy debate and has allowed government to develop a better understanding of future trends than it would probably otherwise had done.

Suggested Citation

Eich, Frank, Five Years of the UK’s Long-Term Public Finance Report: Has it Made Any Difference? (April 3, 2008). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1997270 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1997270

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