FYR Macedonia Public Expenditure Review : Fiscal Policy for Growth

FYR Macedonia is a small, open economy with solid economic growth. It reached independence in 1991. Though it was the first among the six countries in South East Europe (SEE6) 7 to gain EU candidate status in 2005, it has not been able to start neg...

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topic WASTE
MEDIUM TERM FISCAL STRATEGY
MONETARY POLICY
DEFICIT
RISKS
PERFORMANCE INDEX
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ACCOUNTING
PEOPLE
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
STROKE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL DEFICITS
PHARMACISTS
ANTENATAL CARE
PREVENTION
LAWS
PUBLIC SECTOR
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
SERVICES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
HEALTH INSURANCE
PUBLIC SERVICES
HEALTH CARE
REVENUES
DEATH RATE
CERVICAL CANCER
FISCAL POLICY
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
HEALTH
DEFICIT LEVEL
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HYPERTENSION
BENEFICIARIES
INFLATION
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC HEALTH
LIFE EXPECTANCY
POVERTY REDUCTION
BUDGET
KNOWLEDGE
HEALTH SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
FISCAL RULES
ADMINISTRATIVE CLASSIFICATION
IRON
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
IMMUNIZATION
ROAD NETWORK
PATIENTS
PATIENT
SMOKING
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
CORPORATE INCOME TAXES
PERSONAL INCOME
GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS
SOCIAL SECURITY FUNDS
TAX EXEMPTIONS
AGING
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
BUDGET EXECUTION
SOCIAL INSURANCE
NURSES
MIGRATION
DEBT
DRUG CONSUMPTION
PENSION REFORM
EXTERNAL BALANCE
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
FISCAL TARGETS
DOMESTIC DEBT
BUDGET DOCUMENTATION
SCREENING
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
AUDIT OFFICE
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
PROGRAM EXPENDITURE
MORTALITY
FOREIGN CURRENCY
GENERAL PRACTICE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
EDUCATION SPENDING
TAXES
FISCAL DEFICIT
HEALTH SPENDING
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
EXPENDITURE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC SPENDING
UNEMPLOYMENT
INCOME TAXES
FISCAL PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEBT
WORKERS
TAX RATE
BASELINE SCENARIO
SURGERY
APPROPRIATIONS
AGED
TRANSPARENCY
SOCIAL SERVICES
PATIENT SATISFACTION
FISCAL FRAMEWORK
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
GOVERNMENT FINANCE
SOCIAL POLICY
HEALTH OUTCOMES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
HYGIENE
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
PUBLIC SECTOR EFFICIENCY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PRICE STABILITY
BUDGET STRUCTURE
STRESS
EXPENDITURES
CASH MANAGEMENT
FISCAL YEAR
PRIVATE SECTOR
MEASUREMENT
SICK LEAVE
QUALITY CONTROL
ELDERLY PEOPLE
QUALITY OF LIFE
PUBLIC DEBT
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE FUND
RISK FACTORS
REFORM AGENDA
CAPITAL SPENDING
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
GOVERNMENT DEBT
WEIGHT
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
BUDGET LAW
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL CONTROL
BUDGET COMPREHENSIVENESS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CHILDREN
GROWTH RATE
CLINICS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
NATIONAL BANK
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
PUBLIC ENTERPRISE
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ALLOCATION
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
MEDIUM-TERM FISCAL FRAMEWORK
UNCERTAINTY
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
LIVING CONDITIONS
FISCAL STRATEGY
PERSONAL INCOME TAXES
PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
STRATEGY
STATE AUDIT OFFICE
REFORM PROGRAM
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
EXCHANGE RATE
REGISTRATION
FAMILIES
MEDICINES
PUBLIC SPENDING
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
HOSPITALS
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
FOOD PROCESSING
OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
IMPLEMENTATION
SIZE OF GOVERNMENT
DEBT DYNAMICS
PUBLIC REVENUE
spellingShingle WASTE
MEDIUM TERM FISCAL STRATEGY
MONETARY POLICY
DEFICIT
RISKS
PERFORMANCE INDEX
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ACCOUNTING
PEOPLE
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
STROKE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL DEFICITS
PHARMACISTS
ANTENATAL CARE
PREVENTION
LAWS
PUBLIC SECTOR
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
SERVICES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
HEALTH INSURANCE
PUBLIC SERVICES
HEALTH CARE
REVENUES
DEATH RATE
CERVICAL CANCER
FISCAL POLICY
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
HEALTH
DEFICIT LEVEL
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HYPERTENSION
BENEFICIARIES
INFLATION
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC HEALTH
LIFE EXPECTANCY
POVERTY REDUCTION
BUDGET
KNOWLEDGE
HEALTH SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
FISCAL RULES
ADMINISTRATIVE CLASSIFICATION
IRON
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
IMMUNIZATION
ROAD NETWORK
PATIENTS
PATIENT
SMOKING
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
CORPORATE INCOME TAXES
PERSONAL INCOME
GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS
SOCIAL SECURITY FUNDS
TAX EXEMPTIONS
AGING
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
BUDGET EXECUTION
SOCIAL INSURANCE
NURSES
MIGRATION
DEBT
DRUG CONSUMPTION
PENSION REFORM
EXTERNAL BALANCE
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
FISCAL TARGETS
DOMESTIC DEBT
BUDGET DOCUMENTATION
SCREENING
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
AUDIT OFFICE
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
PROGRAM EXPENDITURE
MORTALITY
FOREIGN CURRENCY
GENERAL PRACTICE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
EDUCATION SPENDING
TAXES
FISCAL DEFICIT
HEALTH SPENDING
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
EXPENDITURE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC SPENDING
UNEMPLOYMENT
INCOME TAXES
FISCAL PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEBT
WORKERS
TAX RATE
BASELINE SCENARIO
SURGERY
APPROPRIATIONS
AGED
TRANSPARENCY
SOCIAL SERVICES
PATIENT SATISFACTION
FISCAL FRAMEWORK
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
GOVERNMENT FINANCE
SOCIAL POLICY
HEALTH OUTCOMES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
HYGIENE
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
PUBLIC SECTOR EFFICIENCY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PRICE STABILITY
BUDGET STRUCTURE
STRESS
EXPENDITURES
CASH MANAGEMENT
FISCAL YEAR
PRIVATE SECTOR
MEASUREMENT
SICK LEAVE
QUALITY CONTROL
ELDERLY PEOPLE
QUALITY OF LIFE
PUBLIC DEBT
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE FUND
RISK FACTORS
REFORM AGENDA
CAPITAL SPENDING
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
GOVERNMENT DEBT
WEIGHT
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
BUDGET LAW
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL CONTROL
BUDGET COMPREHENSIVENESS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CHILDREN
GROWTH RATE
CLINICS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
NATIONAL BANK
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
PUBLIC ENTERPRISE
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ALLOCATION
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
MEDIUM-TERM FISCAL FRAMEWORK
UNCERTAINTY
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
LIVING CONDITIONS
FISCAL STRATEGY
PERSONAL INCOME TAXES
PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
STRATEGY
STATE AUDIT OFFICE
REFORM PROGRAM
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
EXCHANGE RATE
REGISTRATION
FAMILIES
MEDICINES
PUBLIC SPENDING
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
HOSPITALS
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
FOOD PROCESSING
OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
IMPLEMENTATION
SIZE OF GOVERNMENT
DEBT DYNAMICS
PUBLIC REVENUE
World Bank Group
FYR Macedonia Public Expenditure Review : Fiscal Policy for Growth
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of
North Macedonia (Formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
description FYR Macedonia is a small, open economy with solid economic growth. It reached independence in 1991. Though it was the first among the six countries in South East Europe (SEE6) 7 to gain EU candidate status in 2005, it has not been able to start negotiations for EU accession, partly because of its name dispute with Greece. Yet, EU accession is the main anchor of its reform agenda and all major political parties and over 80 percent of the people support EU membership. Landlocked, with a population of 2.1 million, the country GDP per capita is USD 5371. FYR Macedonia has enjoyed macroeconomic and financial stability during the last decade. Growth has been solid with an annual real GDP per capita growth in PPP terms of 3.7 percent between 2006 and 2014. This was the second highest growth rate among the countries of South East Europe and far above the EU28 average of 1.4 percent during this period, enabling FYR Macedonia to increase its per capita income relative to the EU28 from 30.7 percent in 2006 to 36.6 percent in 2014. Contrary to other SEE6 countries, unemployment in FYR Macedonia has declined since the 2009, yet gains in poverty reduction seem to have been moderate. Fiscal stimulus was largely driven by revenue-reducing measures and public investment. Between 2006 and 2013, general government spending averaged about 34.5 percent of GDP, which is significantly below the SEE6 and the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) average. At the same time, general government revenues declined steeply from 33.8 percent of GDP in 2007 to 27.8 percent in 2014, one of the lowest in the ECA region as the government reduced its rates on the corporate income tax and personal income tax as well as social security contributions. Also, debt financed investments of SOEs increased. As a consequence, public debt increased, undoing the gains of previous fiscal consolidation but enabling FYR Macedonia to sustain growth in times of a difficult external environment.
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title FYR Macedonia Public Expenditure Review : Fiscal Policy for Growth
title_short FYR Macedonia Public Expenditure Review : Fiscal Policy for Growth
title_full FYR Macedonia Public Expenditure Review : Fiscal Policy for Growth
title_fullStr FYR Macedonia Public Expenditure Review : Fiscal Policy for Growth
title_full_unstemmed FYR Macedonia Public Expenditure Review : Fiscal Policy for Growth
title_sort fyr macedonia public expenditure review : fiscal policy for growth
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25492850/fyr-macedonia-public-expenditure-review-fiscal-policy-growth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23808
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spelling okr-10986-238082021-04-23T14:04:17Z FYR Macedonia Public Expenditure Review : Fiscal Policy for Growth World Bank Group WASTE MEDIUM TERM FISCAL STRATEGY MONETARY POLICY DEFICIT RISKS PERFORMANCE INDEX ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCOUNTING PEOPLE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT STROKE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL DEFICITS PHARMACISTS ANTENATAL CARE PREVENTION LAWS PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNMENT REVENUES SERVICES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION HEALTH INSURANCE PUBLIC SERVICES HEALTH CARE REVENUES DEATH RATE CERVICAL CANCER FISCAL POLICY EDUCATION EXPENDITURES HEALTH DEFICIT LEVEL HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION BENEFICIARIES INFLATION PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC HEALTH LIFE EXPECTANCY POVERTY REDUCTION BUDGET KNOWLEDGE HEALTH SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY FISCAL RULES ADMINISTRATIVE CLASSIFICATION IRON FEASIBILITY STUDIES IMMUNIZATION ROAD NETWORK PATIENTS PATIENT SMOKING SECONDARY SCHOOLS CORPORATE INCOME TAXES PERSONAL INCOME GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS SOCIAL SECURITY FUNDS TAX EXEMPTIONS AGING CHILD DEVELOPMENT BUDGET EXECUTION SOCIAL INSURANCE NURSES MIGRATION DEBT DRUG CONSUMPTION PENSION REFORM EXTERNAL BALANCE STRUCTURAL REFORMS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL PROTECTION FISCAL TARGETS DOMESTIC DEBT BUDGET DOCUMENTATION SCREENING PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW AUDIT OFFICE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PROGRAM EXPENDITURE MORTALITY FOREIGN CURRENCY GENERAL PRACTICE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE EDUCATION SPENDING TAXES FISCAL DEFICIT HEALTH SPENDING PRIMARY SCHOOLS EXPENDITURE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC SPENDING UNEMPLOYMENT INCOME TAXES FISCAL PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEBT WORKERS TAX RATE BASELINE SCENARIO SURGERY APPROPRIATIONS AGED TRANSPARENCY SOCIAL SERVICES PATIENT SATISFACTION FISCAL FRAMEWORK PUBLIC EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL CRISIS GOVERNMENT FINANCE SOCIAL POLICY HEALTH OUTCOMES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE HYGIENE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS PUBLIC SECTOR EFFICIENCY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PRICE STABILITY BUDGET STRUCTURE STRESS EXPENDITURES CASH MANAGEMENT FISCAL YEAR PRIVATE SECTOR MEASUREMENT SICK LEAVE QUALITY CONTROL ELDERLY PEOPLE QUALITY OF LIFE PUBLIC DEBT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND RISK FACTORS REFORM AGENDA CAPITAL SPENDING FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT DEBT WEIGHT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES BUDGET LAW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL CONTROL BUDGET COMPREHENSIVENESS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CHILDREN GROWTH RATE CLINICS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS NATIONAL BANK MINISTRY OF FINANCE PUBLIC ENTERPRISE HEALTH EXPENDITURE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ALLOCATION GENERAL PRACTITIONERS MEDIUM-TERM FISCAL FRAMEWORK UNCERTAINTY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FISCAL TRANSPARENCY LIVING CONDITIONS FISCAL STRATEGY PERSONAL INCOME TAXES PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT CAPITAL EXPENDITURES STRATEGY STATE AUDIT OFFICE REFORM PROGRAM MACROECONOMIC POLICIES EXCHANGE RATE REGISTRATION FAMILIES MEDICINES PUBLIC SPENDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT HOSPITALS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOOD PROCESSING OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION SIZE OF GOVERNMENT DEBT DYNAMICS PUBLIC REVENUE FYR Macedonia is a small, open economy with solid economic growth. It reached independence in 1991. Though it was the first among the six countries in South East Europe (SEE6) 7 to gain EU candidate status in 2005, it has not been able to start negotiations for EU accession, partly because of its name dispute with Greece. Yet, EU accession is the main anchor of its reform agenda and all major political parties and over 80 percent of the people support EU membership. Landlocked, with a population of 2.1 million, the country GDP per capita is USD 5371. FYR Macedonia has enjoyed macroeconomic and financial stability during the last decade. Growth has been solid with an annual real GDP per capita growth in PPP terms of 3.7 percent between 2006 and 2014. This was the second highest growth rate among the countries of South East Europe and far above the EU28 average of 1.4 percent during this period, enabling FYR Macedonia to increase its per capita income relative to the EU28 from 30.7 percent in 2006 to 36.6 percent in 2014. Contrary to other SEE6 countries, unemployment in FYR Macedonia has declined since the 2009, yet gains in poverty reduction seem to have been moderate. Fiscal stimulus was largely driven by revenue-reducing measures and public investment. Between 2006 and 2013, general government spending averaged about 34.5 percent of GDP, which is significantly below the SEE6 and the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) average. At the same time, general government revenues declined steeply from 33.8 percent of GDP in 2007 to 27.8 percent in 2014, one of the lowest in the ECA region as the government reduced its rates on the corporate income tax and personal income tax as well as social security contributions. Also, debt financed investments of SOEs increased. As a consequence, public debt increased, undoing the gains of previous fiscal consolidation but enabling FYR Macedonia to sustain growth in times of a difficult external environment. 2016-03-02T16:55:53Z 2016-03-02T16:55:53Z 2015-07 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25492850/fyr-macedonia-public-expenditure-review-fiscal-policy-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23808 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review Europe and Central Asia Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of North Macedonia (Formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)