IMF warned of the main risks to the economy USA

The main threat to the US economy is the second wave of the pandemic coronavirus, according to the International Monetary Fund. About it said in a report prepared after visiting the country of his specialists. An increase in infection cases may lead to repeated suspension of work, which is already happening in some American states, note in the fund. Now you can already see signs that that the scale of the current crisis and losses in various industries economies will lead to a systemic spread of poverty. A further increase in the number of infections and limitation of work will reduce tax revenues in the states, which will cause additional complexity, the IMF warns. Combination of record high volume of support packages adopted by the US authorities in connection with the pandemic, and the low level nominal GDP will provoke a significant increase in government debt to GDP. The IMF experts recommend solving this problem by increasing existing taxes and the introduction of new ones.