Romania : Public Expenditure and Institutional Review : Main Report

The government has embarked upon a comprehensive and difficult medium term program for reforming the public sector aimed at rebalancing the relation between revenue and spending and enhancing the efficiency and efficacy of service delivery. The Rom...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Public Expenditure Review
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESOURCES ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AGGREGATE DEMAND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ANNUAL BUDGET ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL TARGETS APPROPRIATIONS AUTOMATIC STABILIZERS BENEFICIARIES BRIDGE BUDGET BALANCE BUDGET DEFICIT BUDGET ENVELOPE BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET EXPENDITURE BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET RESOURCES BUDGET SUPPORT BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS BUDGETARY RESOURCES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE COMPANY CARS COST-EFFECTIVENESS DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION DECISION-MAKING DEMAND FOR SERVICES ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATION REFORM EMERGENCY SERVICES EMISSION EMISSIONS EVALUATION METHODOLOGY EXCISE TAXES EXPENDITURE CUTS EXPENDITURE PLANS EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL PROGRAMMING FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL ADJUSTMENT EFFORT FISCAL ADJUSTMENTS FISCAL CONDITIONS FISCAL CRISIS FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL FRAMEWORK FISCAL IMBALANCES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL SAVINGS FISCAL STANCE FISCAL VULNERABILITIES FREIGHT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT OUTLAYS GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND HEALTH MINISTRY HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HIGHWAY IMPROVING RESOURCE ALLOCATION INCOME TAX INCOME TAXES INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE COST INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS INSPECTION LABOR TAXES MAINTENANCE OF ROADS MASTER PLAN MEASURABLE INDICATORS MEDICAL SERVICES MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK MEDIUM-TERM PLANNING MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORT MOTORWAYS MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL AGENCY NET SAVINGS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES PASSENGER SERVICE PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGERS PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYROLL TAX PENSION FUND PENSIONERS PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS PERFORMANCE BUDGETING PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING PERSONNEL EXPENDITURE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICE POLICY FORMULATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE INDEX PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC BUDGET PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE PUBLIC ENTITIES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC PENSION PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEM PUBLIC PENSIONS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORK QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF SERVICES RAIL RAIL COMPANIES RAILWAY RAILWAY LINES RAILWAY NETWORK RAILWAY NETWORKS RAILWAYS REFORM AGENDA REFORM PROCESS REFORM STRATEGY RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ROAD ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD SECTOR ROAD USER ROAD USER CHARGES ROADS ROLLING STOCK RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS STATE BUDGET STRUCTURAL DEFICIT STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX BASE TAX COLLECTION TAX SYSTEM TOTAL PUBLIC SECTOR TOTAL SPENDING TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAFFIC INTENSITY TRAFFIC LEVELS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES VEHICLES
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Summary:	The government has embarked upon a comprehensive and difficult medium term program for reforming the public sector aimed at rebalancing the relation between revenue and spending and enhancing the efficiency and efficacy of service delivery. The Romanian economy has been hit hard by the global economic downturn. Latest estimates suggest that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) may have contracted by around 7 percent in 2009, before modestly recovering in 2010. The severe decline in output has had a significant adverse effect on consolidated budget revenues, which fell substantially below the initial target in 2009. To prevent a further deterioration of the already large fiscal deficit, the shortfall in revenue has led to adjustments in spending. Consolidation of expenditure needs however continue in order to put public finances on a sustainable trajectory over the medium term. The report is structured in two volumes. The first volume synthesizes the menu of options suggested to reduce the short term gap between budget expenditure and revenues. It also highlights the key challenges and recommendations for improving efficiency and efficacy of spending in the sectors investigated. Volume two consists of the background analyses, with individual chapters dedicated to the fiscal framework; public pay; pensions; education; health; and agriculture. The report makes the case that, in the current crisis environment and consistent with experience worldwide, the gap between expenditure and revenue should be done primarily by reducing the level of current spending.

Romania : Public Expenditure and Institutional Review : Main Report

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