OECD Economic Surveys Portugal 2022.
As in most OECD countries, the pandemic triggered a deep recession in Portugal and put huge pressure on the healthcare system. The policy response helped to weather the shock and the recovery has gained speed, sustained by progress in vaccination.
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Paris :
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
2022.
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| Colección: | OECD Economic Surveys: Portugal
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Table of contents
- Basic statistics of Portugal, 2020
- Executive Summary
- Portugal has been recovering from a deep recession.
- Policies can tackle poverty risks and tensions in health care.
- A sustainable recovery requires addressing macroeconomic vulnerabilities.
- Unleashing the digital potential can lift productivity growth.
- 1 Key policy insights
- The COVID-19 crisis is threatening social and economic progress
- Mitigating the social and economic impact of the pandemic
- The COVID-19 outbreak has triggered a major health crisis
- The economic recovery is fraught with risks
- Policy support should continue, but adapt to the evolution of the pandemic
- Supporting distressed firms
- Stimulating activity through productive investment
- Facilitating the restructuring of viable firms
- Adapting job retention measures
- Supporting job seekers
- Strengthening macroeconomic fundamentals for a sustainable recovery
- Improving the sustainability and the quality of public finances
- Risks to public finance sustainability have increased
- Moving towards a performance-oriented and transparent budget framework
- Streamlining the tax system and removing distorting tax expenditures
- Further enhancing the stability of the financial system
- Policy reforms for more inclusive and greener growth
- Tackling in-work poverty
- Strengthening social assistance
- Improving housing affordability
- Adapting long-term care to fast population ageing
- Moving towards a green and sustainable economy
- Greening the transport sector
- Transitioning to a circular economy
- Improving water management
- Ramping up efforts to fight corruption and money laundering
- References
- Annex 1.A. Progress on structural reforms
- 2 Getting the most of the digital transformation.
- Portugal needs to accelerate the digital transition
- The digital transition can foster resilience and growth, but risks increasing inequalities
- A large share of the population lacks digital skills
- Firms' uptake of digital tools remains uneven
- The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated some changes in firms' business models
- The COVID-19 crisis can exacerbate existing gaps in digital innovation
- A successful digital transition hinges on the effective implementation of the Action Plan for Digital Transition
- Securing a safe and high-quality digital environment for all
- Providing affordable access to high-quality communication infrastructure
- Promoting the effective and inclusive development of digital government
- Fostering digital security and improving users' perceptions
- Equipping workers with the skills needed in a digital economy
- Providing foundational and digital skills to all
- Strengthening schools' capacity for ICT use for teaching
- Addressing shortages in ICT and other STEM fields
- Promoting adult education
- Addressing barriers to the successful digital transition of SMEs
- Increasing awareness and management competences
- Removing barriers to firm growth
- Diversifying financing sources for ICT and intangible investment
- Supporting start-up activity
- References.
