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Managing Fiscal Risks from National Airlines in Pacific Island Countries
Vybhavi Balasundharam, Ms. Leni Hunter, Iulai Lavea, and Mr. Paul G Seeds
Pacific island countries (PICs) rely on national airlines for connectivity, trade, and tourism. These airlines are being struck hard by COVID-19. Losses will weigh on public sector balance sheets and pose risks to economic recovery. With a backdrop of tight fiscal space and increasing government debt, losses in airlines are adding to fiscal risks in some PICs. This paper discusses tools to evaluate and manage the fiscal risks from national airlines in the Pacific. We present a snapshot of the current state of Public Financial Management (PFM) practices in PICs and detail the best practices. This exercise would illustrate the areas in which PICs have scope to improve their risk management with regard to national airlines. We then discuss the use of diagnostic tools and capacity development to enhance monitoring and risk management. Greater transparency and accountability in the airlines, combined with rigorous oversight, would be the first step towards improved financial management of national airlines.
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B. airline planning process; airline Support; national Airlines; PFM perspective; D. budget execution consideration; financial support; Fiscal risks; Budget planning and preparation; Financial statements; Public enterprises; COVID-19; Pacific Islands
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Vybhavi Balasundharam, Ms. Leni Hunter, Iulai Lavea, and Mr. Paul G Seeds

Keywords: Pacific Island Countries, National Airlines, fiscal risks, Public Financial Management Author’s E-Mail Address: vbalasundharam@imf.org , lhunter@imf.org , ilavea@imf.org , and pseeds@imf.org Contents I. INTRODUCTION II. STATE OF NATIONAL AIRLINES IN PICs III. THE PFM PERSPECTIVE: STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE, OVERSIGHT AND TRANSPARENCY A. Governance and Institutional Frameworks B. Airline Planning Process C. Transparency of Airline Support in the National Budget D. Budget Execution Considerations E. Reporting and Monitoring IV. RISK

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Fiscal risks; Pacific Islands
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Managing Fiscal Risks from National Airlines in Pacific Island Countries
Vybhavi Balasundharam, Ms. Leni Hunter, Iulai Lavea, and Mr. Paul G Seeds

specifically the national airline, should be improved. D. Budget Execution Considerations Best practice: Airlines provide early notification of any significant anticipated deviations from plan, especially where there may be implications for the budget. Timing of required funds from the budget made known to government at the start of the financial year and any revised timing advised as soon as this becomes known . Airlines may contribute towards the budget in the form of dividends and tax-take as well as making calls upon the budget in the form of subsidies, capital

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SOE sector; low risk; SOE Health Check; SOE governance framework; SOE oversight entity