Moldova Public Expenditure Review : Agriculture

Agriculture is vital to Moldova’s economy. It accounts for 14 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and employs 25 percent of the labor force; together with agro-processing, it generates more than 20 percent of GDP. While the size of the agricult...

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spelling okr-10986-283312021-04-23T14:04:47Z Moldova Public Expenditure Review : Agriculture World Bank Group PURCHASE PRICE RISKS CAPITAL MARKETS PROFIT MARGINS EXCISE TAXES PRODUCTION STOCK VALUATION STRUCTURAL CHANGE INCOME INTEREST EXPECTATIONS GOVERNMENT SPENDING INTEREST RATE REAL GDP PROPERTY RIGHTS CORPORATE PROFITS GDP PER CAPITA EXPORTS POLITICAL ECONOMY ECONOMIC STRUCTURE FISCAL POLICY WELFARE BOOK VALUE GROSS VALUE DIMINISHING RETURNS INCENTIVES DISTRIBUTION VARIABLES SUBSIDY DAMAGES TAX BENCHMARKS INPUTS INCOME TAX TAKEOVER PAYMENTS FREE TRADE AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT ECONOMIC STRUCTURES TRENDS HORIZONTAL EQUITY BUDGET DEVELOPMENT CHOICE MACROECONOMIC STABILITY COST EFFECTIVENESS INFLUENCE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COSTS PER CAPITA INCOME CURRENCY RENT PERSONAL INCOME OPTIONS PRODUCTIVITY FAILURES CRITERIA DEBT MARKETS OPEN ECONOMY INCOME LEVELS TAX REVENUES INVENTORIES NATURAL RESOURCES AVERAGING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INVENTORY SUBSIDIES PRODUCTION INPUTS TAXES EXPENDITURE UNEMPLOYMENT INCOME TAXES PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH CONSUMPTION HUMAN CAPITAL VALUE ADDED GOVERNMENT BUDGET ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE CAPITAL WAGES INTERNATIONAL TRADE VERTICAL EQUITY VALUE BENCHMARKING COMPETITIVENESS CREDIT BUDGETS PURCHASING POWER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DEMAND GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE MARGINAL BENEFITS MARGINAL COSTS INEFFICIENCY EXPENDITURES ECONOMY AGRICULTURE CONSUMERS Agriculture is vital to Moldova’s economy. It accounts for 14 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and employs 25 percent of the labor force; together with agro-processing, it generates more than 20 percent of GDP. While the size of the agriculture sector is one of the largest in Europe, it is comparable to other countries at similar income levels. The sector is also a major foreign exchange earner, with agro-food products comprising about 60 percent of merchandise exports. The Government of Moldova (GoM) identifies agriculture as one of the main drivers of growth in its 2020 national development strategy. Agriculture in Moldova faces both short-and-long term challenges. Increasing public spending on agriculture is not an optimal response to these challenges. Instead, to make the sector more competitive and resilient to shocks, direct budget spending should be reduced in some areas and redesigned or increased in others. Tax expenditures can be streamlined to make them more efficient, cost effective, and equitable. 2017-09-13T16:30:06Z 2017-09-13T16:30:06Z 2015-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/272831501078232155/Moldova-Public-expenditure-review-agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28331 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 :: Public Expenditure Review Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Moldova
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topic PURCHASE PRICE
RISKS
CAPITAL MARKETS
PROFIT MARGINS
EXCISE TAXES
PRODUCTION
STOCK
VALUATION
STRUCTURAL CHANGE
INCOME
INTEREST
EXPECTATIONS
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
INTEREST RATE
REAL GDP
PROPERTY RIGHTS
CORPORATE PROFITS
GDP PER CAPITA
EXPORTS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
FISCAL POLICY
WELFARE
BOOK VALUE
GROSS VALUE
DIMINISHING RETURNS
INCENTIVES
DISTRIBUTION
VARIABLES
SUBSIDY
DAMAGES
TAX
BENCHMARKS
INPUTS
INCOME TAX
TAKEOVER
PAYMENTS
FREE TRADE
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
ECONOMIC STRUCTURES
TRENDS
HORIZONTAL EQUITY
BUDGET
DEVELOPMENT
CHOICE
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
COST EFFECTIVENESS
INFLUENCE
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
COSTS
PER CAPITA INCOME
CURRENCY
RENT
PERSONAL INCOME
OPTIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
FAILURES
CRITERIA
DEBT
MARKETS
OPEN ECONOMY
INCOME LEVELS
TAX REVENUES
INVENTORIES
NATURAL RESOURCES
AVERAGING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
INVENTORY
SUBSIDIES
PRODUCTION INPUTS
TAXES
EXPENDITURE
UNEMPLOYMENT
INCOME TAXES
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
CONSUMPTION
HUMAN CAPITAL
VALUE ADDED
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
CAPITAL
WAGES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
VERTICAL EQUITY
VALUE
BENCHMARKING
COMPETITIVENESS
CREDIT
BUDGETS
PURCHASING POWER
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DEMAND
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
MARGINAL BENEFITS
MARGINAL COSTS
INEFFICIENCY
EXPENDITURES
ECONOMY
AGRICULTURE
CONSUMERS
spellingShingle PURCHASE PRICE
RISKS
CAPITAL MARKETS
PROFIT MARGINS
EXCISE TAXES
PRODUCTION
STOCK
VALUATION
STRUCTURAL CHANGE
INCOME
INTEREST
EXPECTATIONS
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
INTEREST RATE
REAL GDP
PROPERTY RIGHTS
CORPORATE PROFITS
GDP PER CAPITA
EXPORTS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
FISCAL POLICY
WELFARE
BOOK VALUE
GROSS VALUE
DIMINISHING RETURNS
INCENTIVES
DISTRIBUTION
VARIABLES
SUBSIDY
DAMAGES
TAX
BENCHMARKS
INPUTS
INCOME TAX
TAKEOVER
PAYMENTS
FREE TRADE
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
ECONOMIC STRUCTURES
TRENDS
HORIZONTAL EQUITY
BUDGET
DEVELOPMENT
CHOICE
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
COST EFFECTIVENESS
INFLUENCE
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
COSTS
PER CAPITA INCOME
CURRENCY
RENT
PERSONAL INCOME
OPTIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
FAILURES
CRITERIA
DEBT
MARKETS
OPEN ECONOMY
INCOME LEVELS
TAX REVENUES
INVENTORIES
NATURAL RESOURCES
AVERAGING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
INVENTORY
SUBSIDIES
PRODUCTION INPUTS
TAXES
EXPENDITURE
UNEMPLOYMENT
INCOME TAXES
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
CONSUMPTION
HUMAN CAPITAL
VALUE ADDED
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
CAPITAL
WAGES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
VERTICAL EQUITY
VALUE
BENCHMARKING
COMPETITIVENESS
CREDIT
BUDGETS
PURCHASING POWER
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DEMAND
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
MARGINAL BENEFITS
MARGINAL COSTS
INEFFICIENCY
EXPENDITURES
ECONOMY
AGRICULTURE
CONSUMERS
World Bank Group
Moldova Public Expenditure Review : Agriculture
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Moldova
description Agriculture is vital to Moldova’s economy. It accounts for 14 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and employs 25 percent of the labor force; together with agro-processing, it generates more than 20 percent of GDP. While the size of the agriculture sector is one of the largest in Europe, it is comparable to other countries at similar income levels. The sector is also a major foreign exchange earner, with agro-food products comprising about 60 percent of merchandise exports. The Government of Moldova (GoM) identifies agriculture as one of the main drivers of growth in its 2020 national development strategy. Agriculture in Moldova faces both short-and-long term challenges. Increasing public spending on agriculture is not an optimal response to these challenges. Instead, to make the sector more competitive and resilient to shocks, direct budget spending should be reduced in some areas and redesigned or increased in others. Tax expenditures can be streamlined to make them more efficient, cost effective, and equitable.
format Report
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
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title Moldova Public Expenditure Review : Agriculture
title_short Moldova Public Expenditure Review : Agriculture
title_full Moldova Public Expenditure Review : Agriculture
title_fullStr Moldova Public Expenditure Review : Agriculture
title_full_unstemmed Moldova Public Expenditure Review : Agriculture
title_sort moldova public expenditure review : agriculture
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/272831501078232155/Moldova-Public-expenditure-review-agriculture
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28331
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