Georgia - Managing Expenditure Pressures for Sustainability and Growth : Public Expenditure Review

Economic growth has rebounded strongly in Georgia during 2010-12 and commendable fiscal consolidation has been implemented, although considerable medium-term macro-fiscal challenges remain. To meet the challenge of generating rapid and sustainable...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Public Expenditure Review
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
CPI
OIL
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17091988/georgia-managing-expenditure-pressures-sustainability-growth-public-expenditure-review
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language English
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topic ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGING
ANNUAL BUDGET
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
BREAST CANCER
BUDGET CODE
BUDGET COVERAGE
BUDGET FRAMEWORK
BUDGET PROCESS
CAPITAL BUDGET
CAPITAL BUDGETING
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL PROJECTS
CAPITAL SPENDING
CENTRAL AGENCIES
COMPOSITION OF EXPENDITURES
CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST SAVINGS
CPI
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
DEBT LEVELS
DEBT RATIO
DEBT REPAYMENT
DEFENSE EXPENDITURES
DISABILITY PENSION
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
DONOR ASSISTANCE
ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
EMERGING ECONOMIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE LEVELS
EXTERNAL DEBT
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FAMILIES
FINANCE MINISTRY
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCING REQUIREMENT
FISCAL ADJUSTMENT
FISCAL BALANCE
FISCAL BURDEN
FISCAL CONSOLIDATION
FISCAL COSTS
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL ENVELOPE
FISCAL EXPENDITURE
FISCAL FRAMEWORK
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GENERAL TAX REVENUES
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH PROGRAMS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SPENDING
HOUSING
HYPERTENSION
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SUPPORT
INFLATION
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS
ISOLATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING CONDITIONS
MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
MEDICAL TREATMENT
MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE
MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK
MORTALITY
NATIONAL INCOME
NATIONAL SAVINGS
NET LENDING
OIL
PATIENT
PENSION
PENSION REFORM
PENSION SYSTEM
PENSION SYSTEMS
PENSIONS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PORTFOLIO
POVERTY IMPACT
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE CHANGES
PRIVATE DEBT
PRIVATE SAVINGS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAM BUDGETING
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC CAPITAL
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC SAVINGS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
REFORM AGENDA
REPAYMENT
RETIREMENT INCOME
ROAD NETWORK
ROADS
SAFETY NET
SCREENING
SECTOR MINISTRY
SERVICE DELIVERY
SMOKING
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL BENEFIT
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL EXPENDITURE
SOCIAL EXPENDITURES
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES
STATE BUDGET
STRATEGIC PLANS
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TAX
TAX REFORMS
TAX REVENUES
TAX TREATMENT
TAXATION
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
USE OF RESERVES
VENTILATION
WAGES
WITHDRAWAL
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGING
ANNUAL BUDGET
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
BREAST CANCER
BUDGET CODE
BUDGET COVERAGE
BUDGET FRAMEWORK
BUDGET PROCESS
CAPITAL BUDGET
CAPITAL BUDGETING
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL PROJECTS
CAPITAL SPENDING
CENTRAL AGENCIES
COMPOSITION OF EXPENDITURES
CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST SAVINGS
CPI
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
DEBT LEVELS
DEBT RATIO
DEBT REPAYMENT
DEFENSE EXPENDITURES
DISABILITY PENSION
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
DONOR ASSISTANCE
ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
EMERGING ECONOMIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE LEVELS
EXTERNAL DEBT
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FAMILIES
FINANCE MINISTRY
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCING REQUIREMENT
FISCAL ADJUSTMENT
FISCAL BALANCE
FISCAL BURDEN
FISCAL CONSOLIDATION
FISCAL COSTS
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL ENVELOPE
FISCAL EXPENDITURE
FISCAL FRAMEWORK
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GENERAL TAX REVENUES
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH PROGRAMS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SPENDING
HOUSING
HYPERTENSION
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SUPPORT
INFLATION
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS
ISOLATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING CONDITIONS
MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
MEDICAL TREATMENT
MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE
MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK
MORTALITY
NATIONAL INCOME
NATIONAL SAVINGS
NET LENDING
OIL
PATIENT
PENSION
PENSION REFORM
PENSION SYSTEM
PENSION SYSTEMS
PENSIONS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PORTFOLIO
POVERTY IMPACT
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE CHANGES
PRIVATE DEBT
PRIVATE SAVINGS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAM BUDGETING
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC CAPITAL
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC SAVINGS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
REFORM AGENDA
REPAYMENT
RETIREMENT INCOME
ROAD NETWORK
ROADS
SAFETY NET
SCREENING
SECTOR MINISTRY
SERVICE DELIVERY
SMOKING
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL BENEFIT
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL EXPENDITURE
SOCIAL EXPENDITURES
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES
STATE BUDGET
STRATEGIC PLANS
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TAX
TAX REFORMS
TAX REVENUES
TAX TREATMENT
TAXATION
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
USE OF RESERVES
VENTILATION
WAGES
WITHDRAWAL
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Georgia - Managing Expenditure Pressures for Sustainability and Growth : Public Expenditure Review
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Georgia
relation Public expenditure review (PER);
description Economic growth has rebounded strongly in Georgia during 2010-12 and commendable fiscal consolidation has been implemented, although considerable medium-term macro-fiscal challenges remain. To meet the challenge of generating rapid and sustainable growth in an uncertain global environment, Georgia will need to continue to implement and potentially deepen its fiscal consolidation program. This public expenditure review (PER) considers possible sources of expenditure pressure that could undermine the fiscal consolidation program and suggests options to manage them. Social expenditure pressures arise from the need to provide adequate old-age income to an aging population that relies primarily on the publicly funded pension benefit, as well as from needs to improve social assistance coverage of the poor, and improve health outcomes. Capital expenditure pressures arise from the need to rehabilitate a large backlog of the secondary and local road network in poor condition, continued improvement the East-West Highway, and from new investment needs in energy, water, agriculture, and regional development. The PER presents a number of options for consideration to manage fiscal consolidation, which can contribute toward greater selectivity in capital expenditures, enhanced sustainability of the road investment program, and containing medium-term social expenditure pressures. The specific policy options discussed above could collectively curtail expenditure pressures estimated at about 2.8 percent of GDP by 2015, thus enabling Georgia to meet its fiscal consolidation targets.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Georgia - Managing Expenditure Pressures for Sustainability and Growth : Public Expenditure Review
title_short Georgia - Managing Expenditure Pressures for Sustainability and Growth : Public Expenditure Review
title_full Georgia - Managing Expenditure Pressures for Sustainability and Growth : Public Expenditure Review
title_fullStr Georgia - Managing Expenditure Pressures for Sustainability and Growth : Public Expenditure Review
title_full_unstemmed Georgia - Managing Expenditure Pressures for Sustainability and Growth : Public Expenditure Review
title_sort georgia - managing expenditure pressures for sustainability and growth : public expenditure review
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17091988/georgia-managing-expenditure-pressures-sustainability-growth-public-expenditure-review
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12314
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spelling okr-10986-123142021-04-23T14:03:00Z Georgia - Managing Expenditure Pressures for Sustainability and Growth : Public Expenditure Review World Bank ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGING ANNUAL BUDGET BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT ANALYSIS BREAST CANCER BUDGET CODE BUDGET COVERAGE BUDGET FRAMEWORK BUDGET PROCESS CAPITAL BUDGET CAPITAL BUDGETING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL PROJECTS CAPITAL SPENDING CENTRAL AGENCIES COMPOSITION OF EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS COST SAVINGS CPI CURRENCY CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT DEBT LEVELS DEBT RATIO DEBT REPAYMENT DEFENSE EXPENDITURES DISABILITY PENSION DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION DONOR ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RECOVERY EMERGING ECONOMIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE LEVELS EXTERNAL DEBT EXTERNAL FINANCING FAMILIES FINANCE MINISTRY FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCING REQUIREMENT FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL CONSOLIDATION FISCAL COSTS FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL ENVELOPE FISCAL EXPENDITURE FISCAL FRAMEWORK FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GENERAL TAX REVENUES GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT GROWTH RATE HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SPENDING HOUSING HYPERTENSION INCOME LEVELS INCOME SUPPORT INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS ISOLATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MARKETING MEDICAL TREATMENT MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK MORTALITY NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL SAVINGS NET LENDING OIL PATIENT PENSION PENSION REFORM PENSION SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PORTFOLIO POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE CHANGES PRIVATE DEBT PRIVATE SAVINGS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM BUDGETING PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC CAPITAL PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SAVINGS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REFORM AGENDA REPAYMENT RETIREMENT INCOME ROAD NETWORK ROADS SAFETY NET SCREENING SECTOR MINISTRY SERVICE DELIVERY SMOKING SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL BENEFIT SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL EXPENDITURE SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES STATE BUDGET STRATEGIC PLANS STRATEGIC PRIORITIES SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAX TAX REFORMS TAX REVENUES TAX TREATMENT TAXATION TOTAL EXPENDITURES TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE USE OF RESERVES VENTILATION WAGES WITHDRAWAL Economic growth has rebounded strongly in Georgia during 2010-12 and commendable fiscal consolidation has been implemented, although considerable medium-term macro-fiscal challenges remain. To meet the challenge of generating rapid and sustainable growth in an uncertain global environment, Georgia will need to continue to implement and potentially deepen its fiscal consolidation program. This public expenditure review (PER) considers possible sources of expenditure pressure that could undermine the fiscal consolidation program and suggests options to manage them. Social expenditure pressures arise from the need to provide adequate old-age income to an aging population that relies primarily on the publicly funded pension benefit, as well as from needs to improve social assistance coverage of the poor, and improve health outcomes. Capital expenditure pressures arise from the need to rehabilitate a large backlog of the secondary and local road network in poor condition, continued improvement the East-West Highway, and from new investment needs in energy, water, agriculture, and regional development. The PER presents a number of options for consideration to manage fiscal consolidation, which can contribute toward greater selectivity in capital expenditures, enhanced sustainability of the road investment program, and containing medium-term social expenditure pressures. The specific policy options discussed above could collectively curtail expenditure pressures estimated at about 2.8 percent of GDP by 2015, thus enabling Georgia to meet its fiscal consolidation targets. 2013-02-12T14:12:30Z 2013-02-12T14:12:30Z 2012-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17091988/georgia-managing-expenditure-pressures-sustainability-growth-public-expenditure-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12314 English en_US Public expenditure review (PER); CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Georgia