OREANDA-NEWS.Fitch Ratings has published a special report highlighting key fiscal indicators and the implication to the creditworthiness of the Brazilian states for early 2016.

States have reported poor fiscal performance in 2015, with subdued tax revenues. Fitch expects some recovery only in 2017. Moreover, an increasing number of states are resorting to one-off revenues to meet their on-going expenditures such as the State of Rio de Janeiro.

Fitch also notes that the expenditure structure is rather rigid with adjustments occurring on the side of the much needed investments. These and other conclusions including main risks and impacts are available at www.fitchratings.com or by clicking the link above.