Switzerland: Selected Issues

Author: International Monetary Fund

Volume/Issue: Volume 2006 Issue 203

Publication date: June 2006

ISBN: 9781451807301

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Labor , Economics- Macroeconomics , Public Finance , ISCR , CR , balance sheet , public sector balance sheet , balance sheet data , government , proceeds , General government financial assets , government level , output gap , funding ratio , equity holding , General government expenditure , public goods , Pension spending , Pensions , Fiscal stance , Global , Baltics

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Summary

This paper reviews the trade-offs in Switzerland, focusing on challenges for fiscal policy coordination. It reviews the benefits and costs of a highly decentralized government, describes the Swiss institutional architecture, and analyzes Switzerland’s fiscal performance. It also discusses the specific policy challenges related to population aging, reviews the Swiss National Bank works on government financial assets and liabilities, describes the Swiss, Dutch, and the U.K. pension systems, respectively, on the regulation and supervision of the occupational pension pillar, recent reforms, and policy implications.