This Selected Issues paper for Austria was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on June 29, 2005. The views expressed in this document are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the government of Austria or the Executive Board of the IMF.
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