IMF Urges Governments to Make Fiscal Plans to Tame Pandemic Debt

IMF Urges Governments to Make Fiscal Plans to Tame Pandemic Debt
A participant stands near a logo of IMF at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Oct.12, 2018. Johannes P. Christo/Reuters File Photo
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WASHINGTON—Governments should start planning a return to more sustainable budgets with policies that win the trust of investors, after unprecedented fiscal stimulus to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday.

But each country must determine the appropriate timing and pace of fiscal consolidation based on its own individual circumstances, the IMF said in its Fiscal Monitor report.