So long as the economy continues to recover, the deficit should narrow over the next several years as a growing economy boosts revenues and reduces expenditures and as the policies put in place to provide economic stimulus continue to wind down.
Efforts must focus on structural measures to strengthen the independence and efficiency of tax administration, with the aim to tackle tax and contribution evasion. The application of modern, risk-based tax audit methods and the activation of a nationwide asset registry are fundamental in the fight against tax evasion. (c)  Reviewing tax exemptions and other favourable tax treatment.