The debate on economic policy issues underway in Italy and EU shows two different stances: on one hand a support to restrictive budgetary policy, aimed at achieving the balance of government finance, as required by European Union, and accepted by 25 EU countries, that is the ones signatories of the Fiscal Compact; on the other hand the priority assigned to the objective of economic development, shared by many representatives of the political and academic institutions of southern European countries, who claim to loosen the constraints stemming from public finance surveillance. In this framework the first paper, drafted by Aurelio Bruzzo, recalls this debate, highlighting the considerations mentioned by each group of economists, which you may find mixed in some studies worked out by supporters of intermediate positions. The second paper, written by Massimiliano Di Pace, after having pointed out the reasons and the content of the Fiscal Compact, as well as the changes to the Italian Constitution entailing the budget balance rule, quantifies the impact of these new guidelines of fiscal policy on Italian public finance. Both papers of this work are based on the belief that the two intended objectives of ongoing economic policy, that is financial stability and economic recovery, are not alternative, but complementary, and, under certain conditions, also compatible. In fact, together with the Fiscal Compact, it is still operational the Europe 2020 strategy, whose main objective is to create conditions for an intelligent, inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
Nel dibattito di politica economica attualmente prevalente a livello internazionale si presentano due posizioni in contrasto tra loro: da un lato, l’Unione europea chiede il rispetto degli accordi sottoscritti dalla maggioranza degli Stati membri a favore di una rigorosa gestione della finanza pubblica; dall’altro, alcuni paesi dell’Europa meridionale, risentendo maggiormente della crisi economico-finanziaria tuttora in corso, richiedono un allentamento dei vincoli assunti e un concreto sostegno al fine di favorire la loro ripresa. I due paper contenuti nel presente Quaderno si basano sulla convinzione secondo cui i due obiettivi prospettati – la stabilità finanziaria e la ripresa economica – non siano tra loro alternativi, bensì complementari e, a certe condizioni, anche compatibili. Infatti, la maggioranza degli Stati dell’UE ha aderito al Trattato intergovernativo sul Fiscal Compact che comporta il pareggio del bilancio e la contrazione del debito pubblico al 60% del PIL, ma nel contempo gli stessi Stati dovrebbero applicare la strategia Europa 2020, il cui obiettivo consiste in una crescita economica di tipo intelligente, inclusivo e sostenibile.
Il confronto tra politiche di rigore fiscale e politiche di sviluppo economico in Italia e nell'UE
BRUZZO, Aurelio
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2013
Abstract
The debate on economic policy issues underway in Italy and EU shows two different stances: on one hand a support to restrictive budgetary policy, aimed at achieving the balance of government finance, as required by European Union, and accepted by 25 EU countries, that is the ones signatories of the Fiscal Compact; on the other hand the priority assigned to the objective of economic development, shared by many representatives of the political and academic institutions of southern European countries, who claim to loosen the constraints stemming from public finance surveillance. In this framework the first paper, drafted by Aurelio Bruzzo, recalls this debate, highlighting the considerations mentioned by each group of economists, which you may find mixed in some studies worked out by supporters of intermediate positions. The second paper, written by Massimiliano Di Pace, after having pointed out the reasons and the content of the Fiscal Compact, as well as the changes to the Italian Constitution entailing the budget balance rule, quantifies the impact of these new guidelines of fiscal policy on Italian public finance. Both papers of this work are based on the belief that the two intended objectives of ongoing economic policy, that is financial stability and economic recovery, are not alternative, but complementary, and, under certain conditions, also compatible. In fact, together with the Fiscal Compact, it is still operational the Europe 2020 strategy, whose main objective is to create conditions for an intelligent, inclusive and sustainable economic growth.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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