The Factors Determining the Macroeconomic Environment of the 2012 Budget

Abstract:     
On May 26, 2011, the Research Institute of the State Audit Office of Hungary (RIHSAO) held an academic conference titled The Factors Determining the Macroeconomic Environment of the 2012 Budget. The objective of the conference was to prepare the decision of the Fiscal Council due in the fall of 2011 impacting the 2012 draft budget. Nine lectures were given at the conference, where domestically and internationally recognized researchers presented their views. All three members of the Fiscal Council attended the conference. Two of them – Zsigmond Járai and András Simor – gave presentations and presiding chair of the conference was László Domokos, President of the State Audit Office.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 4

Keywords: fiscal policy, macroeconomy, fiscal council

JEL Classification: H60, H61, H63, L38, P48

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