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Draft State Budget for 2021. Testimony before the Parliamentary Budget Committee, 4 November 2020 (Proyecto de presupuestos generales del estado para 2021. Comparecencia ante la Comisión de Presupuestos del Congreso de los Diputados, el 4 de noviembre de 2020)

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In this article, the first draft state budget to address the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is discussed, and the authors calibrate the Budget's main proposals in terms of the fiscal policy stance, the composition and appropriateness of public revenue and expenditure, and risks to meeting the budget deficit target.
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English abstract: In discussing the first Draft State Budget to address the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor begins with an analysis of the economy’s recent behaviour and how it may evolve in the coming quarters, drawing on the Banco de Espana’s projections. Against this background, he assesses the Government’s macroeconomic forecast underpinning the Draft State Budget. He proceeds to calibrate the Budget’s main proposals in terms of the fiscal policy stance, the composition and appropriateness of public revenue and expenditure, and the risks to meeting the budget deficit target. Lastly, he sets out what he considers to be the key challenges for Spanish fiscal policy in the medium term. Spanish abstract: En la discusion del Proyecto de los primeros Presupuestos Generales del Estado (PGE) que deberan afrontar el impacto economico y social de la pandemia de COVID-19, el gobernador inicia su comparecencia con un analisis del comportamiento reciente de la economia y de su posible evolucion en los proximos trimestres, a la luz de las proyecciones del Banco de Espana. En ese marco, valora el cuadro macroeconomico del Gobierno en el que se apoya el Proyecto de PGE. A continuacion, calibra las principales propuestas del Proyecto en terminos del tono de la politica fiscal, la composicion de los ingresos y gastos publicos y su pertinencia, y los riesgos para el cumplimiento del objetivo de deficit publico. Por ultimo, expone los que considera que son los retos mas importantes para la politica fiscal de Espana en el medio plazo.

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