TY - GEN AU - Rivas, Carlos Gabriel TI - Costa Rica: Preconditions for the Establishment of a Fiscal Rule that includes a Structural Fiscal Balance Component PY - 2013 Y1 - 2013/08/09 DO - 10.18235/0006961 AB - This paper discusses whether the preconditions for implementing a fiscal rule that includes a structural fiscal balance component are met in Costa Rica. It concludes that from the 11 preconditions, the country does not meet one, and three others are fulfilled only partially: Costa Rica needs a tax reform in order to ensure debt sustainability; international reserves should be increased further; public infrastructure requires more investment; and some financial institutions need to be recapitalized to guarantee the soundness of the financial system. UR - https://doi.org/10.18235/0006961 ER -