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Sustainability of Public Finances: Does It Still Play a Role?
Martin Werding, Klaus Gründler, Benjamin Läpple, Robert Lehmann, Martin Mosler, Niklas Potrafke
ifo Institute, Munich, 2020
ifo Schnelldienst, 2020, 73, Nr. 09, 53-58
ifo Institute, Munich, 2020
ifo Schnelldienst, 2020, 73, Nr. 09, 53-58
Even before the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis, the sustainability of German public finances was not in good shape. Calculations for the Fifth Sustainability Report of the Federal Ministry of Finance show that in the next few years, budget surpluses that are much larger than those before the current crisis will be necessary in order to secure long-term sustainable public finances.
Keywords: Öffentliche Finanzen, Öffentlicher Haushalt, Finanzpolitik
JEL Classification: H300, H500, H630
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ifo Schnelldienst 09/2020: Generation without a Future?
ifo Institute, Munich, 2020