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Diamonds are not forever : Botswana medium-term fiscal sustainability / Naoko C. Kojo
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Kojo, Naoko C.
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Access to Finance.
- Debt Markets.
- Economic Theory & Research.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Fiscal Analysis.
- Fiscal Policy.
- Fiscal Sustainability.
- Long-Term Instruments.
- Macroeconomic Stability.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Medium-Term Projection.
- Public Finances.
- Public Sector.
- Public Sector Development.
- Public Sector Economics.
- Public Sector Expenditure Policy.
- Revenue Policy.
- Taxation.
- Local Subjects:
- Access to Finance.
- Debt Markets.
- Economic Theory & Research.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Fiscal Analysis.
- Fiscal Policy.
- Fiscal Sustainability.
- Long-Term Instruments.
- Macroeconomic Stability.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Medium-Term Projection.
- Public Finances.
- Public Sector.
- Public Sector Development.
- Public Sector Economics.
- Public Sector Expenditure Policy.
- Revenue Policy.
- Taxation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (42 pages)
- Other Title:
- Diamonds are not forever
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2010
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This paper analyzes Botswana's medium-term fiscal sustainability in view of the expected depletion of diamonds in the future. The analysis shows that in the absence of policy adjustments, Botswana's current fiscal policy strategy is unsustainable over the longer term, which could endanger macroeconomic stability and Botswana's reputation as Africa's success story. Ensuring medium-term sustainability of Botswana's public finances requires stronger revenue collection, through improved revenue administration, greater tax enforcement, and the rationalization of tax exemptions in order to realize the full revenue potential. Opportunities also exist to generate more revenue from the non-mining sector through changes in the tax regime. At the same time, the government needs to maximize the effectiveness of public expenditure and bring down public spending to levels that are more in line with long-term revenue prospects. A greater control over the public sector wage bill is critically important. In-house capacity for macroeconomic monitoring and fiscal analysis also needs to be enhanced further. Looking ahead, growth of a dynamic non-mining sector is crucial for Botswana not only from the fiscal sustainability point of view, but from the point of view of achieving balanced development that will create jobs and deliver durable reduction in poverty and inequality. Fiscal policy will have to play a central role in this process.
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