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OECD ECONOMIC SURVEYS: ARGENTINA 2019 Laying the foundations for a stronger and more inclusive growth Buenos Aires, 27 March 2019 http://www.oecd.org/economy/surveys/argentina-economic-snapshot/ OECD Economics OECD Key recommendations

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http://www.oecd.org/economy/surveys/argentina-economic-snapshot/

OECD OECD Economics

OECD ECONOMIC SURVEYS: ARGENTINA 2019 Laying the foundations for a stronger and more inclusive growth

Buenos Aires, 27 March 2019

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Key recommendations

  • Over many years, the economy has been held back

by weak policy settings. This has led to a build-up of various imbalances.

  • Ambitious reforms have been undertaken since
  • 2016. To reap the benefits of these reforms, it will be

crucial to avoid policy reversals.

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Key recommendations

  • But the work is far from being finished. Many

challenges still lie ahead to achieve more solid and inclusive growth.

  • The difficulties faced in 2018 underline the need to

speed up the reform process.

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Argentina has lost ground relative to other economies

Source: OECD calculations based on Bolt and Van Zanden (2014) (see http://www.ggdc.net/maddison/maddison-project/data.htm).

GDP per capita

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History has been characterised by recurrent crises and high volatility

Source: Kidyba, S. and L. Suárez (2017). “Aplicación de índices encadenados al empalme de series. Argentina 1950 – 2015.” Programa de investigación en cuentas nacionales (PICNA) – FCE – UBA; OECD calculations.

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Fiscal and external imbalances have widened until 2018

Source: INDEC, Ministry of the Treasury, CEIC.

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The Exchange rate has stabilised

Source: Central Bank, INDEC, CEIC.

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The depreciation has caused a spike in inflation

Source: INDEC; Central Bank of Argentina.

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The economy will recover gradually in 2019

Source: OCDE database; INDEC.

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Well-being indicators show good performance in social connections, life evaluation and health

Source: OECD calculations based on OECD Better Life Index – 2017 Edition, which allows comparing countries with respect to well- being along several dimensions the OECD has identified as being key for the material conditions and the quality of life.

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Poverty has declined

Source: Tomarolli, L. (2018), Series Comparables de Indigencia y Pobreza, CEDLAS, UNLP, INDEC as of 2016-II.

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Strengthening fiscal policy

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The overall fiscal balance remains high

Source: Ministry of the Treasury, CEIC, OECD calculations.

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Fiscal consolidation has been accelerated

Source: Ministry of the Treasury, CEIC, OECD calculations.

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Gross public debt is stabilising, but there are risks

Source: OECD calculations. Gross public debt includes intra-public sector debt.

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Social spending has been safeguarded

Source: Ministry of the Treasury.

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Transfers and taxes alleviate inequalities

Source: Rossignolo and Arnold, 2019.

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VAT revenues could be higher with stronger compliance and less use of reduced rates

Source: Calculations based on OECD (2016), OECD Tax Database, OECD Revenue Statistics and OECD National Accounts Statistics (databases), OECD Revenue Statistics for Latin American countries, 2016.

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Few people pay personal income tax

Income threshold where single taxpayers start paying income tax, measured as a multiple of the average wage

Source: OECD calculations for Argentina, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa; and OECD Taxing Wages 2017 for the rest of the countries.

0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 TUR FRA FIN DNK NLD NZL AUS SWE NOR CHE EST BEL JPN KOR POL USA DEU ISL ITA CAN GBR OCDE HUN LUX IRL ZAF ESP CZE AUT SVN PRT ISR SVK GRC MEX CHN BRA CHL IDN CRI ARG IND¹ COL

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Key recommendations- Fiscal policy

  • Adhere to fiscal commitments by reducing the fiscal deficit in line with

announced targets, prioritising expenditure reductions.

  • Use the fiscal space granted to raise spending on well-targeted social

transfers if social indicators deteriorate.

  • Improve spending efficiency in education; merge smaller teacher training

institutions.

  • Broaden the VAT base by reducing exemptions and special rates.
  • Lower the basic deduction in personal income taxes.
  • Remove the personal income tax exemption of civil servants in the

judiciary branch entirely.

  • Align the conditions of special pension regimes with general pension

rules.

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Monetary and financial policies

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Monetary policy has been contractionary

Source: INDEC, CEIC.

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High interest rates attracted large portfolio capital inflows

Source: INDEC, CEIC.

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Capital inflows caused a real appreciation and added to vulnerabilities

Source: OECD Exchange rate database, Central Bank.

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Loss of confidence and large shocks caused a rethink of the monetary policy framework

Source: Central Bank.

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Key recommendations- Monetary and financial policies

  • Strengthen the independance of the Central Bank through limiting the

dismissal of its governor to severe misconduct.

  • Simplify the mandate of the Central Bank prioritising price stability.
  • Develop a domestic-currency denominated sovereign bond market over

time.

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Structural reforms are key to foster economic growth

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Expected gains from past and new structural reform are substantial

Source: OECD calculations.

Estimated impact of selected reforms on real GDP

Reform Effect of reforms implemented since 2016 Additional benefit of further reforms Reforms on product markets: Lower trade barriers (e.g. by reducing tariffs and non- tariff barriers) 2.6% 13% Reduce barriers to entrepreneurship (e.g. by cutting administrative burdens and limiting anti-competitive effects of regulation) 2.6% 5.3% Labour Market Reform

  • 0.5%

Reduce corruption (e.g. by improving procurement laws and whistle-blower procedures) 0.8% 1.0% Improve government effectiveness (e.g. by undertaking systematic audits and evaluations) 0.6% 0.5% All of the above 6.6% 20.3% Corresponding to an average annual growth increase of: 0.7 percentage points 2.0 percentage points

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Competition is low in many sectors

OECD Product Market Regulation Indicator 2018 (Preliminary version)

Source: OECD Product market regulation database.

0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 OCDE Argentina More restrictive Less restrictive

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Tariff barriers are high

Source: World Integrated Trade Solution database (WITS).

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One third of the total workforce is informal

Source: World Bank; INDEC.

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Female labour participation is low

Source: ILO, INDEC.

Differences in employment rate between men and women

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Stregthening institutions would improve the business climate

Source: Transparency International, available at https://www.transparency.org/research/cpi/overview.

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Key recommendations- Structural reforms

  • Reduce domestic regulatory barriers to entrepreneurship and market

entry, including at the level of provincial and local governments.

  • Extend the unemployment insurance scheme with individual accounts

currently used in the construction sector economy-wide while reducing severance costs.

  • Keep expanding early childhood education.
  • Strengthen the operational and financial autonomy of the anti-corruption
  • ffice and guarantee adequate resources to fulfil its mandate.
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Fostering the integration into the world economy

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Argentina is not well integrated into the world economy

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook; OECD Economic Outlook database.

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Argentina has remained on the sidelines of global value chains

Fuente: Criscuolo and Timmis (2018).

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Tariff protection is high, especially for capital and intermediate inputs

Source: World Integrated Trade Solution database (WITS).

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Argentinian firms use few imported intermediate inputs

Share of imported intermediate inputs over total inputs (in %)

Source: OECD Trade in Value Added (TiVA) data base (September 2018).

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 ARG USA BRA AUS RUS CHN JPN NZL TUR COL IDN PER GBR IND ITA CHL ZAF ESP FRA NOR CRI DEU CAN LVA SWE KOR POL FIN GRC ISR ISL CHE PRT AUT THA NLD DNK VNM CZE BEL SVN EST SVK MEX LTU HUN IRL LUX

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Prices are high in international comparison

Prices in current USD for the year 2017

Source: OECD computations based on Numbeo data.

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Potential consumer benefits from lower trade barriers would benefit the vulnerable

Increases in real purchasing power (relative to total expenditures) due to a reduction of tariffs and/or non-tariff measures (NTMs) by 100% for each household income decile (in %)

Source: OECD calculations based on the Argentinian household survey ENGH 2012/2013.

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Training and social protection are key

Source: OECD database on public expenditure and participant stocks related to active labour market policies; ILO.

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Key recommendations- Fostering the integration into the world economy

  • Reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers, starting with capital goods and

intermediate inputs.

  • Bolster adult training programmes and vocational education and training

(VET) to ease the transition.

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More information…

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