The influence of the election period and fiscal constraints on the Croatian budget Cover Image

Utjecaj predizbornog razdoblja i fiskalnih ograničenja na hrvatski proračun
The influence of the election period and fiscal constraints on the Croatian budget

Author(s): Hrvoje Šimović, Ivan Matanović
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Economy, Public Finances, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
Published by: Notitia d.o.o.
Keywords: budget; fiscal policy; European semester; excessive deficit; macroeconomic imbalances

Summary/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.

  • Issue Year: 1/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 27-40
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Croatian