Common Practices in Setting Expenditure Ceilings within National Budgets

Developing a national budget has always entailed a complex set of negotiations between national Government priorities, line ministry priorities, and a national funding envelope. This note explains how to introduce a medium term horizon into a gover...

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Main Authors: Dorotinsky, William, Watkins, Joanna
Format: Brief
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/687071467993187828/Common-practices-in-setting-expenditure-ceilings-within-national-budgets
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topic MONETARY POLICY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
REFORM PRIORITIES
ANALYSIS OF CURRENT OPERATING COSTS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS
BUDGET ESTIMATES
MARGINAL COST
STRATEGIC CHOICES
BUDGET POLICIES
POLITICIANS
DEBT MANAGEMENT
COST ESTIMATES
CENTRAL BUDGET
REVENUES
FISCAL POLICY
BUDGETARY RESOURCES
FISCAL FORECASTS
ECONOMIC STABILITY
DECISION- MAKING
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC FORECASTS
BUDGET BILL
FISCAL FLEXIBILITY
MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK
BUDGET SUBMISSIONS
MANDATORY” SPENDING
ANNUAL BUDGET PREPARATION
EXPENDITURE FORECAST
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
FISCAL RULES
BUDGET PASSAGE
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
SECTOR CEILING ALLOCATIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK
BUDGET ALLOCATION
BUDGET DOCUMENTS
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
DEBT
FISCAL RISKS
PUBLIC FINANCE
BUDGET DEFICIT
POLICY DECISIONS
ECONOMIC FORECASTS
BUDGET ENVELOPE
BUDGET PLANNING
DEBT SERVICE
EXPENDITURE ENVELOPE
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
INTEREST PAYMENTS
APPROPRIATIONS
TRANSPARENCY
MINISTERIAL CEILINGS
BUDGET PROCESS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
FISCAL CONDITIONS
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
RUNNING COSTS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
COST OF EXPANSION OF PROJECTS
MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK
BUDGET STRUCTURE
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS
FISCAL YEAR
PRIVATE SECTOR
NATIONAL BUDGET
EXPENDITURE CEILINGS
DEFICIT POLICY
FISCAL STANCE
PUBLIC DEBT
SECTOR CEILING
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
GOVERNMENT DEBT
DECISION- MAKING PROCESS
HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINT
RESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISIONS
BUDGET REQUEST
ANNUAL BUDGETS
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
ALLOCATION
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
UNCERTAINTY
STRATEGIC POLICY
MANDATORY SPENDING
EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES
INVESTMENT EXPENDITURE
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
ANNUAL BUDGET CYCLE
BUDGET PREPARATION
BUDGETING PROCESS
MEDIUM- TERM FRAMEWORK
OUTCOMES
BUDGET STRATEGY
BUDGET YEAR
MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE
SECTORAL CEILINGS
BUDGET RULES
DEFICIT
AGGREGATE REVENUE
BUDGET CYCLE
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PUBLIC REVENUES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
IMPACT OF INFLATION
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING
AGGREGATE SPENDING
ANNUAL BUDGETING
MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC SECTOR
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
PROGRAMS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
SERVICES
BUDGET DECISIONS
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
BUDGET CHOICES
INVESTMENT EXPENDITURES
SOCIAL BENEFITS
BUDGET DECISION
BUDGET FORMULATION
INFLATION
SECTOR CEILINGS
STRUCTURAL REFORM
BUDGET AGGREGATES
ENTITLEMENT SPENDING
BUDGET
POVERTY REDUCTION
EARLY RETIREMENTS
CENTRAL BANK
REVENUE FORECAST
REVENUE PROJECTIONS
EFFICIENCY GAINS
APPROPRIATION
GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT
BUDGET POLICY
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SERVICE CHARGES
BUDGET DEPARTMENT
EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM PRIORITIES
AGGREGATE SPENDING LIMIT
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
BUDGET PROPOSALS
TAXES
ENTITLEMENTS
EXPENDITURE
BUDGET AUTHORITY
MINISTRY CEILINGS
NATIONAL BUDGETS
AGGREGATE CEILINGS
BUDGET EXPENDITURE
BUDGET REQUESTS
FISCAL FRAMEWORK
CAPITAL PROJECTS
RESOURCE CEILING
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
BUDGETS
INDICATIVE SECTORAL LIMITS
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
EXPENDITURES
EXPENDITURE POLICY
MINISTRY BUDGETS
EXPENDITURE CEILING
AGGREGATE CEILING
SECTORAL LIMITS
STRATEGIC ALLOCATION
OVERHEAD COSTS
PUBLIC RESOURCES
FISCAL AFFAIRS
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGETS
TRANSFER PAYMENTS
ANNUAL BUDGET
FORWARD ESTIMATES
ANNUAL BUDGET CALL CIRCULAR
FISCAL PROJECTIONS
PROGRAM ANALYSIS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEBT PROJECTIONS
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
REVENUE ESTIMATES
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
BUDGET FRAMEWORK
PRICE INDEX
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
BUDGET ENFORCEMENT
BUDGET FORMULATION PROCESS
PROGRAM BUDGETING
BUDGET ACCOUNTS
TYPES OF EXPENDITURES
spellingShingle MONETARY POLICY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
REFORM PRIORITIES
ANALYSIS OF CURRENT OPERATING COSTS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS
BUDGET ESTIMATES
MARGINAL COST
STRATEGIC CHOICES
BUDGET POLICIES
POLITICIANS
DEBT MANAGEMENT
COST ESTIMATES
CENTRAL BUDGET
REVENUES
FISCAL POLICY
BUDGETARY RESOURCES
FISCAL FORECASTS
ECONOMIC STABILITY
DECISION- MAKING
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC FORECASTS
BUDGET BILL
FISCAL FLEXIBILITY
MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK
BUDGET SUBMISSIONS
MANDATORY” SPENDING
ANNUAL BUDGET PREPARATION
EXPENDITURE FORECAST
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
FISCAL RULES
BUDGET PASSAGE
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
SECTOR CEILING ALLOCATIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK
BUDGET ALLOCATION
BUDGET DOCUMENTS
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
DEBT
FISCAL RISKS
PUBLIC FINANCE
BUDGET DEFICIT
POLICY DECISIONS
ECONOMIC FORECASTS
BUDGET ENVELOPE
BUDGET PLANNING
DEBT SERVICE
EXPENDITURE ENVELOPE
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
INTEREST PAYMENTS
APPROPRIATIONS
TRANSPARENCY
MINISTERIAL CEILINGS
BUDGET PROCESS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
FISCAL CONDITIONS
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
RUNNING COSTS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
COST OF EXPANSION OF PROJECTS
MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK
BUDGET STRUCTURE
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS
FISCAL YEAR
PRIVATE SECTOR
NATIONAL BUDGET
EXPENDITURE CEILINGS
DEFICIT POLICY
FISCAL STANCE
PUBLIC DEBT
SECTOR CEILING
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
GOVERNMENT DEBT
DECISION- MAKING PROCESS
HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINT
RESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISIONS
BUDGET REQUEST
ANNUAL BUDGETS
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
ALLOCATION
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
UNCERTAINTY
STRATEGIC POLICY
MANDATORY SPENDING
EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES
INVESTMENT EXPENDITURE
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
ANNUAL BUDGET CYCLE
BUDGET PREPARATION
BUDGETING PROCESS
MEDIUM- TERM FRAMEWORK
OUTCOMES
BUDGET STRATEGY
BUDGET YEAR
MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE
SECTORAL CEILINGS
BUDGET RULES
DEFICIT
AGGREGATE REVENUE
BUDGET CYCLE
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PUBLIC REVENUES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
IMPACT OF INFLATION
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING
AGGREGATE SPENDING
ANNUAL BUDGETING
MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC SECTOR
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
PROGRAMS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
SERVICES
BUDGET DECISIONS
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
BUDGET CHOICES
INVESTMENT EXPENDITURES
SOCIAL BENEFITS
BUDGET DECISION
BUDGET FORMULATION
INFLATION
SECTOR CEILINGS
STRUCTURAL REFORM
BUDGET AGGREGATES
ENTITLEMENT SPENDING
BUDGET
POVERTY REDUCTION
EARLY RETIREMENTS
CENTRAL BANK
REVENUE FORECAST
REVENUE PROJECTIONS
EFFICIENCY GAINS
APPROPRIATION
GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT
BUDGET POLICY
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SERVICE CHARGES
BUDGET DEPARTMENT
EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM PRIORITIES
AGGREGATE SPENDING LIMIT
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
BUDGET PROPOSALS
TAXES
ENTITLEMENTS
EXPENDITURE
BUDGET AUTHORITY
MINISTRY CEILINGS
NATIONAL BUDGETS
AGGREGATE CEILINGS
BUDGET EXPENDITURE
BUDGET REQUESTS
FISCAL FRAMEWORK
CAPITAL PROJECTS
RESOURCE CEILING
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
BUDGETS
INDICATIVE SECTORAL LIMITS
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
EXPENDITURES
EXPENDITURE POLICY
MINISTRY BUDGETS
EXPENDITURE CEILING
AGGREGATE CEILING
SECTORAL LIMITS
STRATEGIC ALLOCATION
OVERHEAD COSTS
PUBLIC RESOURCES
FISCAL AFFAIRS
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGETS
TRANSFER PAYMENTS
ANNUAL BUDGET
FORWARD ESTIMATES
ANNUAL BUDGET CALL CIRCULAR
FISCAL PROJECTIONS
PROGRAM ANALYSIS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEBT PROJECTIONS
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
REVENUE ESTIMATES
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
BUDGET FRAMEWORK
PRICE INDEX
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
BUDGET ENFORCEMENT
BUDGET FORMULATION PROCESS
PROGRAM BUDGETING
BUDGET ACCOUNTS
TYPES OF EXPENDITURES
Dorotinsky, William
Watkins, Joanna
Common Practices in Setting Expenditure Ceilings within National Budgets
relation GET Note;
description Developing a national budget has always entailed a complex set of negotiations between national Government priorities, line ministry priorities, and a national funding envelope. This note explains how to introduce a medium term horizon into a government’s budgeting process, including the key steps involved. It provides guidance on setting aggregate and line ministry ceilings, reviewing experiences from countries with extensive experience of ceilings (for example, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Brazil, Australia, and Canada, among others), as well as those that have more recently adopted them. There is no one right way to set expenditure ceilings. Countries tailor expenditure ceilings to meet their specific needs, budget challenges, and capacity constraints. This note presents an iterative approach - starting from annual ceilings and gradually moving toward a medium-term expenditure framework - allowing for procedural, institutional, and organizational learning and adaptation along the way.
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author Dorotinsky, William
Watkins, Joanna
author_facet Dorotinsky, William
Watkins, Joanna
author_sort Dorotinsky, William
title Common Practices in Setting Expenditure Ceilings within National Budgets
title_short Common Practices in Setting Expenditure Ceilings within National Budgets
title_full Common Practices in Setting Expenditure Ceilings within National Budgets
title_fullStr Common Practices in Setting Expenditure Ceilings within National Budgets
title_full_unstemmed Common Practices in Setting Expenditure Ceilings within National Budgets
title_sort common practices in setting expenditure ceilings within national budgets
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/687071467993187828/Common-practices-in-setting-expenditure-ceilings-within-national-budgets
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25491
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spelling okr-10986-254912021-04-23T14:04:31Z Common Practices in Setting Expenditure Ceilings within National Budgets Dorotinsky, William Watkins, Joanna MONETARY POLICY ECONOMIC GROWTH REFORM PRIORITIES ANALYSIS OF CURRENT OPERATING COSTS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET ESTIMATES MARGINAL COST STRATEGIC CHOICES BUDGET POLICIES POLITICIANS DEBT MANAGEMENT COST ESTIMATES CENTRAL BUDGET REVENUES FISCAL POLICY BUDGETARY RESOURCES FISCAL FORECASTS ECONOMIC STABILITY DECISION- MAKING PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FORECASTS BUDGET BILL FISCAL FLEXIBILITY MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK BUDGET SUBMISSIONS MANDATORY” SPENDING ANNUAL BUDGET PREPARATION EXPENDITURE FORECAST TOTAL EXPENDITURE FISCAL RULES BUDGET PASSAGE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS SECTOR CEILING ALLOCATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK BUDGET ALLOCATION BUDGET DOCUMENTS GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT DEBT FISCAL RISKS PUBLIC FINANCE BUDGET DEFICIT POLICY DECISIONS ECONOMIC FORECASTS BUDGET ENVELOPE BUDGET PLANNING DEBT SERVICE EXPENDITURE ENVELOPE BUDGET CONSTRAINT INTEREST PAYMENTS APPROPRIATIONS TRANSPARENCY MINISTERIAL CEILINGS BUDGET PROCESS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE FISCAL CONDITIONS CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS RUNNING COSTS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE COST OF EXPANSION OF PROJECTS MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK BUDGET STRUCTURE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR PRIVATE SECTOR NATIONAL BUDGET EXPENDITURE CEILINGS DEFICIT POLICY FISCAL STANCE PUBLIC DEBT SECTOR CEILING MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES GOVERNMENT DEBT DECISION- MAKING PROCESS HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINT RESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISIONS BUDGET REQUEST ANNUAL BUDGETS FISCAL MANAGEMENT ALLOCATION PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT UNCERTAINTY STRATEGIC POLICY MANDATORY SPENDING EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES INVESTMENT EXPENDITURE FISCAL DISCIPLINE ANNUAL BUDGET CYCLE BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGETING PROCESS MEDIUM- TERM FRAMEWORK OUTCOMES BUDGET STRATEGY BUDGET YEAR MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE SECTORAL CEILINGS BUDGET RULES DEFICIT AGGREGATE REVENUE BUDGET CYCLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PUBLIC REVENUES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPACT OF INFLATION CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING AGGREGATE SPENDING ANNUAL BUDGETING MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNMENT SPENDING PROGRAMS RESOURCE ALLOCATION SERVICES BUDGET DECISIONS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BUDGET CHOICES INVESTMENT EXPENDITURES SOCIAL BENEFITS BUDGET DECISION BUDGET FORMULATION INFLATION SECTOR CEILINGS STRUCTURAL REFORM BUDGET AGGREGATES ENTITLEMENT SPENDING BUDGET POVERTY REDUCTION EARLY RETIREMENTS CENTRAL BANK REVENUE FORECAST REVENUE PROJECTIONS EFFICIENCY GAINS APPROPRIATION GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES BUDGET DEVELOPMENT BUDGET POLICY SOCIAL INSURANCE SERVICE CHARGES BUDGET DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PRIORITIES AGGREGATE SPENDING LIMIT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BUDGET PROPOSALS TAXES ENTITLEMENTS EXPENDITURE BUDGET AUTHORITY MINISTRY CEILINGS NATIONAL BUDGETS AGGREGATE CEILINGS BUDGET EXPENDITURE BUDGET REQUESTS FISCAL FRAMEWORK CAPITAL PROJECTS RESOURCE CEILING NATIONAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS INDICATIVE SECTORAL LIMITS GOVERNMENT REVENUE EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURE POLICY MINISTRY BUDGETS EXPENDITURE CEILING AGGREGATE CEILING SECTORAL LIMITS STRATEGIC ALLOCATION OVERHEAD COSTS PUBLIC RESOURCES FISCAL AFFAIRS SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGETS TRANSFER PAYMENTS ANNUAL BUDGET FORWARD ESTIMATES ANNUAL BUDGET CALL CIRCULAR FISCAL PROJECTIONS PROGRAM ANALYSIS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEBT PROJECTIONS PERFORMANCE INDICATOR REVENUE ESTIMATES FISCAL TRANSPARENCY BUDGET FRAMEWORK PRICE INDEX PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT BUDGET ENFORCEMENT BUDGET FORMULATION PROCESS PROGRAM BUDGETING BUDGET ACCOUNTS TYPES OF EXPENDITURES Developing a national budget has always entailed a complex set of negotiations between national Government priorities, line ministry priorities, and a national funding envelope. This note explains how to introduce a medium term horizon into a government’s budgeting process, including the key steps involved. It provides guidance on setting aggregate and line ministry ceilings, reviewing experiences from countries with extensive experience of ceilings (for example, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Brazil, Australia, and Canada, among others), as well as those that have more recently adopted them. There is no one right way to set expenditure ceilings. Countries tailor expenditure ceilings to meet their specific needs, budget challenges, and capacity constraints. This note presents an iterative approach - starting from annual ceilings and gradually moving toward a medium-term expenditure framework - allowing for procedural, institutional, and organizational learning and adaptation along the way. 2016-11-29T22:43:31Z 2016-11-29T22:43:31Z 2013-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/687071467993187828/Common-practices-in-setting-expenditure-ceilings-within-national-budgets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25491 English en_US GET Note; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief