Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia : Medium-Term Public Expenditure Priorities

Given the tight overall resource constraints in Kosovo, and in the face of declining donor support and limited access to external finance, difficult choices and trade-offs on spending decisions will need to be made. The main challenge will be to develop expenditure policies which will preserve macro-stability and ensure that public services are sustainable, comprehensive, and efficiently provided. Public spending policies need to lay the basis for broad-based equitable economic growth, and target the most needy, in an effective and efficient fashion. Through introducing the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) approach in 2002, the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Provisional Institutions of Self Government (PISG) have started to make progress in adding a medium-term context to budget policy. This report identifies the several important expediture measures that require action. First, spending has to be reallocated across sectors, so reduce subsidies, reassess public sector employment, and provide finance for investment needs. Second, improve the efficiency of existing spending in the health, education, and social protection sectors. Third, increase the budget spending on health to provide a greater range of services and target educational finance to reduce inequality. Fourth, strengthen the effectiveness of the budget as a policy tool. Fifth, further improve transparency and accountability.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2002-10-16
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING, AGGREGATE DEMAND, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AUTHORITY, BASIC EDUCATION, BORROWING, BUDGET FINANCING, BUDGET MANAGEMENT, BUDGET PROCESS, BUDGETARY FUNDS, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL GOODS, CAPITAL PROJECTS, CDF, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, COST SAVINGS, CROWDING OUT, CURRENCY UNIT, DEBT, DEBT SERVICE, DECISION MAKING, DISPOSABLE INCOME, DONOR ASSISTANCE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMIC RECOVERY, EDUCATION, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXPENDITURE REFORM, EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILIES, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FISCAL, FISCAL POLICY, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD POVERTY LINE, FOREIGN ASSISTANCE, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN TRADE, GIRLS, GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, GOVERNMENT REVENUES, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH SERVICE, HEALTH SERVICES, HOSPITALS, HOUSING, IMMUNIZATION, IMPORTS, IMPROVED ACCESS, INCOME, INCOME COUNTRIES, INFLATION, INFORMAL PRIVATE PAYMENTS, INFORMATION NEEDS, INSTITUTION BUILDING, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE, INTERNAL AUDIT, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS, INTERVENTION, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE SURVEY, LABOR MARKET, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATION, LIVING CONDITIONS, LIVING STANDARDS, LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL REVENUE, LOCAL TAX, LONG TERM, MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MARKET ECONOMY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MONITORING SYSTEM, MORTALITY, MPS, MUNICIPALITIES, MUNICIPALITY, NATIONAL INCOME, NATIONS, PENSION SYSTEM, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POOR BENEFIT, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY ANALYSIS, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY MONITORING, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE TRANSFERS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC ENTERPRISES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PRIORITIES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC FINANCES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC UTILITIES, PUPILS, RECURRENT COSTS, REFUGEES, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REPRESENTATIVES, RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, RESOURCE USE, RURAL AREAS, SAVINGS, SCHOOLS, SECTOR POLICY, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVISION, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, SOCIAL EXPENDITURES, SOCIAL PROGRAM, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, SOCIAL SAFETY, SOCIAL SAFETY NET, SOCIAL SECTOR, SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE ENTERPRISE, STRUCTURAL REFORM, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, TASK TEAM LEADER, TAX, TAX ADMINISTRATION, TAX AUTHORITY, TAX RATES, TAX REVENUES, TAX SYSTEM, TAXATION, TRANSPARENCY, URBAN AREAS, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGE RATES, WORKERS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, RESOURCES MOBILIZATION, MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT, GOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICY, RESTRUCTURING, BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION, CIVIL SERVICE, PENSION SYSTEMS, HEALTH FINANCING, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, MINORITY GROUPS, HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY, PHARMACEUTICALS, TARGETED ASSISTANCE, EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENT, EQUITY IN EDUCATION, GIRLS' EDUCATION, PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2035458/kosovo-fr-yugoslavia-medium-term-public-expenditure-priorities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15338
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