IMF urges Germany to invest in
infrastructure, raise wages
Germany should use its rising tax revenues to invest in
infrastructure projects that will enhance its growth potential, and
encourage employers to raise wages to help lift euro zone
inflation, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday.
The IMF recommendations run counter to the thinking of Finance
Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who last Thursday announced higher tax
revenue estimates for this year and rejected criticism that Germany
was not investing enough.
In a report following its annual so-called Article IV meetings
with the German authorities, the IMF said Germany's large and
persistent current account surplus reflected high domestic savings
and better investment opportunities abroad.
"Germany should embrace a set of coordinated fiscal and
structural policies to safeguard its strengths and address
remaining challenges, including reducing external imbalances," the
IMF added.
国际货币基金组织星期一表示，德国应该利用其不断增长的税收来投资基础设施项目，以提高其增长潜力，同时鼓励雇主提高工资，帮助提振欧元区通胀。
国际货币基金组织的建议与财政部长Wolfgang
Schaeuble的想法背道而驰，Schaeuble在上周四宣布，今年的税收收入有所增加，并驳斥了德国投资不足的说法。
国际货币基金组织在与德国当局每年进行的第四条款会议之后发表了一份报告，称德国的经常帐盈余反映出，国内储蓄很高，且对外有更好的投资机会。
国际货币基金组织补充说："德国应该采取一套协调一致的财政和结构政策来维护其优势，以应对剩下的挑战，包括减少外部失衡的问题。"
（翻译：曹昀杰）
信息来源：
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4506950/IMF-urges-Germany-invest-infrastructure-raise-wages.html