Serbia - Doing More with Less : Addressing the Fiscal Crisis by Increasing Public Sector Productivity

With its economy disrupted by the global economic crisis, the Serbian government faces tight budget constraints for several years to come. The Government has already responded by freezing wages and pension benefits and making cuts in capital works...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Public Expenditure Review
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS ADDITIONAL SAVINGS ADVERSE SELECTION AGE OF RETIREMENT AGED AGING ANNUAL SAVINGS ARREARS AVERAGE PENSION AVERAGE WAGE AVERAGE WAGE GROWTH AVERAGE WAGES BANKING SECTOR BASIC BENEFIT BASIC BENEFITS BENEFICIARIES BENEFIT LEVELS BENEFIT RATE BENEFIT RATES BEST PRACTICE BIRTH RATE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CALCULATION CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CASH FLOW CLINICS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPLIANCE COSTS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION RATE CONTRIBUTION RATES CONTRIBUTIONS COST EFFECTIVENESS CREDIT GROWTH CREDITS CURRENT PENSION CURRENT PRICES DEBT DEBT SERVICE DEBTS DEFICITS DEFINED BENEFIT DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION DIABETES DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISABILITY PENSIONS DISMISSAL DOMESTIC DEBT EARLIER RETIREMENT EARLY RETIREES EARLY RETIREMENT EARNINGS ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ELDERLY EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE PENSION EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS EPILEPSY EQUIPMENT EQUITY INVESTMENT EU EXERCISES FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE FEMALES FINANCIAL IMPACT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL POLICIES FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SITUATION FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL POLICIES FOREIGN FINANCING FOREIGN INVESTORS FRACTURES FRAUD FUNDED PENSION GENDER GLOBAL ECONOMY GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROSS WAGES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INCOME TAXES INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFLATION INFLATION INDEXATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INJURIES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LAWS LEGAL ENTITIES LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFETIME LOAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MEDICAL BENEFITS MEDICAL CARE MEDICINES MONETARY FUND MONTHLY INCOME NATIONAL INVESTMENT NOMINAL WAGE NOMINAL WAGES NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE NOTIONAL ACCOUNT NOTIONAL ACCOUNT SYSTEM NURSES PATIENT PATIENTS PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYROLL TAX PAYROLL TAXES PENSION PENSION ADMINISTRATION PENSION BENEFITS PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS PENSION COSTS PENSION EXPENDITURES PENSION FRAMEWORK PENSION FUND PENSION FUNDS PENSION LAW PENSION OBLIGATIONS PENSION PAYMENT PENSION PAYMENTS PENSION POLICY PENSION REFORM PENSION RIGHTS PENSION SECTOR PENSION SPENDING PENSION SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEM PARAMETERS PENSIONABLE AGE PENSIONERS PENSIONS PEPS PERSONAL INCOME PHARMACISTS PHYSICIANS PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE PENSION PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY TAX PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PENSION PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC SYSTEM PURCHASING POWER RAPID GROWTH RATE OF GROWTH RECESSION RECURRENT COSTS REMITTANCES REPAYMENT RESERVE RESIGNATIONS RESUMES RETIRED RETIREE RETIREMENT AGE RETIREMENT AGES RETIREMENT BENEFITS RETIREMENT PERIOD RETURN REVENUE COLLECTION SALARIES SALARY SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEX SIBLINGS SICK LEAVE SMALLER ENTERPRISES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS SOCIAL INSURANCE FUNDS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL WELFARE SURGERY SURVIVOR PENSION SURVIVOR PENSIONS TAX BREAKS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE GROWTH WAGES WIDOWERS WIDOWS WILL WOMAN WORKERS WORKING AGE WORKING AGE POPULATION YEARS OF SERVICE
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Summary:	With its economy disrupted by the global economic crisis, the Serbian government faces tight budget constraints for several years to come. The Government has already responded by freezing wages and pension benefits and making cuts in capital works and other discretionary spending. These measures, while effective in the short term, are not necessarily sustainable over time. This report looks at more fundamental reforms in key public services, in order to identify opportunities for constraining expenditures through improvements in productivity. In 2010, the principal expenditure savings will instead continue to come from short term controls over expenditure aggregates: the freeze on pensions and wages and cuts in discretionary spending and capital works. The impact of the efficiency measures in this report will take more time to materialize. The Government should, nevertheless, make an immediate start. While the fiscal impact of these reforms will be evident over the medium term, their most important impact will be on the quality of public services. The reforms will stand Serbia in good stead even after economic growth resumes.

Serbia - Doing More with Less : Addressing the Fiscal Crisis by Increasing Public Sector Productivity

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