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Options to Align the EU Fiscal Framework to Green Public Investment Needs

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  • Atanas Pekanov

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  • Margit Schratzenstaller

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The necessary green transition in the EU requires substantial additional green public investment (GPI) by Member States throughout this decade and beyond. This briefing paper discusses four approaches for a reform of EU fiscal rules to better accommodate higher (debt-financed) GPI: first, an exemption clause for GPI; second, the implementation of a green golden rule; third, a country-specific benchmark share of government expenditures dedicated to GPI recommended by the European Commission; and fourth, an EU Climate Fund. We also discuss these options in relation to the recent Commission proposal from November 2022.

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  • Atanas Pekanov & Margit Schratzenstaller, 2023. "Options to Align the EU Fiscal Framework to Green Public Investment Needs," WIFO Research Briefs 2, WIFO.
    • Handle: RePEc:wfo:rbrief:y:2023:i:2
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