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‘Great Election Year’ could harm fiscal policy, says IMF

Government debt is projected to remain high as countries head to the polls
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‘Great Election Year’ could harm fiscal policy, says IMFA citizen casts his vote for parliamentary elections at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia on April 17, 2024. (Image: Samir Jordamovic/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The IMF has warned that the “most acute risk to public finances” stems from the record number of elections being held in 2024, against a backdrop of high government debt and stubborn economic development gaps.

In its latest Fiscal Monitor report, released today, the Fund calls for addressing a slowdown in productivity during what it describes as the “Great Election Year”. 

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