Special: Fiscal stimulus in major G20 countries
March 28th, 2009
Governments across much of the world are rolling out fiscal stimulus packages in the hope the public funds will boost demand, limit job losses and prevent a deeper downturn.
International Monetary Fund officials say that discretionary fiscal stimulus so far amounts to around 1.8 percent of GDP for 2009 and 1.3 percent in 2010 at G20 level, short of the annual two percent that the IMF would like to see.
Below is a updated guide to fiscal stimulus programmes across the G20.