Georgia : Public Expenditure Review

Georgia : Public Expenditure Review

Like other low-income countries, Georgia's ability to reduce poverty and meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 will depend crucially on its ability to sustain per-capita GDP growth and to use effectively and efficiently its scar...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Public Expenditure Review
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	FISCAL ADJUSTMENTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES DEBT SUSTAINABILTY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PER CAPITA GNP PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES TAX REVENUES PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX POLICY TAX REFORMS BUDGET MANAGEMENT BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS LEGAL FRAMEWORK TAX COLLECTION FISCAL EFFICIENCY FISCAL FEDERALISM HEALTH EXPENDITURES EDUCATIONAL FINANCING SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS PENSION SYSTEMS INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE EQUITY IN EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENT LENDING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS BASIC EDUCATION BORROWING BUDGET CYCLES BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET FINANCING BUDGET FORMULATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET SYSTEM CASH ASSISTANCE CASH-FLOW CENTRAL AGENCIES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONCESSIONAL TERMS CORPORATE INCOME TAX CURRENCY UNIT DATA ANALYSIS DEBT DEBT RELIEF DEBT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC SITUATION EQUALIZATION EXCHANGE RATE EXCISE TAXES EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXPENDITURE SURVEY EXTERNAL DEBT FISCAL FISCAL YEAR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS HEALTH CARE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORTS INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME LEVEL INCOME TAXES INSURANCE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL SPENDING MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MDF MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL EXPENDITURES NATIONS OIL PENSION SYSTEM PENSIONS PER-CAPITA INCOME POLICY FRAMEWORK POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRESENT VALUE PRICE STABILITY PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SPENDING PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RATIONALIZATION REAL TERMS REHABILITATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION REVENUE COLLECTION REVENUE MANAGEMENT REVENUE MOBILIZATION REVENUE PERFORMANCE REVENUE VOLATILITY SAVINGS SHORT TERM SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES SOCIAL SERVICES STATE FUNDS STATE TAXES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS TASK TEAM LEADER TAX ARREARS TAX COLLECTIONS TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX STRUCTURE TAX SYSTEM TAX SYSTEMS TAXATION TEAM MEMBERS TECHNICAL CAPACITY TRANSPORT TREASURY WAGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/11/2090140/georgia-public-expenditure-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14539

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Summary:	Like other low-income countries, Georgia's ability to reduce poverty and meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 will depend crucially on its ability to sustain per-capita GDP growth and to use effectively and efficiently its scarce public resources. Indeed, increased public expenditures will not result in improved social outcomes unless current productivity levels are improved. This report shows that weaknesses in Georgia's public expenditure management systems have led to serious inefficiencies and inequities in the use of public resources and have prevented the necessary restructuring in public expenditures. The first three chapters explore sources of these systemic problems in the context of macroeconomic management, revenue policy and administration, and budget management systems. Subsequent chapters explore the scope for strengthening budget management systems in the areas most critical for poverty reduction and the attainment of MDGs: local governments and social sector spending. These chapters both corroborate and supplement with further detail the core constraints on public expenditure restructuring seen in the earlier chapters, but also map out the complementary components of a reform strategy which recognizes the need for parallel action by central agencies, line ministries, and local governments. Given that identified weaknesses cannot all be addressed at once, the PER offers an approach to sequence expenditure management reforms in phases.

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