Lithuania - Social sectors public expenditure review

This report aims to provide technical assistance to the Government of Lithuania in preparation for the June 2009 budget amendment and beyond. This Public Expenditure Review (PER) includes a number of recommendations on short run fiscal consolidatio...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Public Expenditure Review
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ABSENT EMPLOYEES ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADDITIONAL SAVINGS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AVERAGE BENEFITS AVERAGE PAY BAD CREDIT BALANCE SHEETS BANK LOANS BANKS BASELINE SCENARIO BASIC PENSION BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT FORMULA BUDGET PLANNING BUDGET SUPPORT BUDGETING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CALCULATION CAPITAL INFLOWS CASH FLOW CENTRAL FINANCING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD CARE CIVIL SERVICE CONSUMER CONSUMER LOANS CONSUMERS CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CONTRIBUTION RATES CONTRIBUTIONS COST-EFFECTIVENESS CREDIT AVAILABILITY CREDIT RISK CREDITS CRISIS MANAGEMENT CURRENCY CURRENCY BOARD CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT PRICES CURRENT PROGRAM DEBT DEBT DYNAMICS DEBT LIMIT DISABILITY DISABILITY BENEFIT DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC DEMAND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT EARNINGS EARNINGS-RELATED PENSION ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS ECONOMIC RECESSION ECONOMIC RECOVERY EDUCATION BUDGET EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION REFORM EFFICIENCY GAINS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS EXTERNAL DEBT EXTERNAL SHOCKS FINANCES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL ADJUSTMENTS FISCAL AFFAIRS FISCAL CONSOLIDATION FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL INSTITUTIONS FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL POSITION FISCAL REVENUE FISCAL RISKS FISCAL RULES FISCAL SAVINGS FISCAL SCENARIOS FISCAL STRATEGY FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT DEFICIT GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS GOVERNMENT REVENUE HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH WORKERS HIGHER INFLATION HOSPITAL SERVICES HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCOME INCOME PARAMETER INCOME TAX INCOMES INDEBTEDNESS INFLATION INFORMED DECISIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED INCOME LIQUIDITY LOAN LOAN PORTFOLIO LOCAL BANKS LONG-TERM GOAL MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS MARGINAL TAX RATES MARKET INCENTIVES MASTER PLAN MEMBER COUNTRIES MONEY SUPPLY MORTGAGE MORTGAGE LOANS MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL PRIORITY OLD-AGE PAYMENT SYSTEM PENSION PENSION BENEFIT PENSION BENEFITS PENSION REFORMS PENSION SYSTEM PENSIONS PERFORMANCE CRITERIA PERSONAL INCOME PERSONAL INCOME TAX PERSONNEL EXPENDITURE PRICE MECHANISMS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PROPERTY TAX PROPERTY TAXES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASES QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY MANAGEMENT RAPID GROWTH REAL ESTATE RELATED COST REPLACEMENT RATE REPLACEMENT RATES RESPONSIBILITIES RETIREMENT RETIREMENT AGE RETIREMENT AGES RETIREMENT BENEFITS REVENUE ESTIMATES REVENUE GROWTH REVENUE STATISTICS SAFETY NET SALARIES SALARY SAVINGS SCHOLARSHIPS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVICE QUALITY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL BENEFIT SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTION SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS STATE BUDGET STATE PENSION STATE PENSIONS STOCKS STRUCTURAL DEFICIT STRUCTURAL EXPENDITURE STRUCTURAL REFORMS STUDENT LOANS TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX AGENCIES TAX BASE TAX BASES TAX COLLECTIONS TAX CUTS TAX LAWS TAX PAYMENTS TAX RATE TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAX SYSTEM TAXPAYERS TEACHER TRAINING TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY UNCERTAINTY UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WAGE WAGE GROWTH WAGES WORTH
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Summary:	This report aims to provide technical assistance to the Government of Lithuania in preparation for the June 2009 budget amendment and beyond. This Public Expenditure Review (PER) includes a number of recommendations on short run fiscal consolidation (mainly through spending cuts) as well as efficiency-enhancing reforms that could eventually generate fiscal savings and reduce the fiscal deficit over the medium term. In the context of increased social needs arising from the crisis, this report also tries to identify the changes needed in social assistance benefits to better protect the poor and vulnerable during the crisis and beyond in a cost-efficient way. In agreement with the Government, social sectors (social protection, health, and education) have been chosen as the focus of analysis, given the room for short and medium term adjustments and the large implications of those on the overall budget. The PER also analyses the public wage bill and public administration. Finally, macroeconomic risks as well as the overall fiscal scenario and risks (including an exploration of revenue measures that could bring fiscal savings over 2009-10) are also analyzed to provide the context for the subsequent sectoral sections.

Lithuania - Social sectors public expenditure review

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