Serbia : Decentralization and Local Service Delivery
Serbia's ability to achieve macroeconomic stabilization and restructure its public finances has been, and will continue to be, impacted by the policy actions of its sub-national governments. For the purposes of this paper, these include the pr...
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ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS AGGREGATE DEMAND AGGREGATE FISCAL ANNUAL REPORT ARTICLE ASSET SALES ASSETS BENEFICIARIES BUDGET BALANCE BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUDGET DEFICIT BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET LAW BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET PREPARATION CYCLE BUDGET PROPOSALS BUDGETARY RESOURCES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL NEEDS CAPITAL SPENDING CASH BASIS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET CITIES CIVIL SERVICE COMMERCIAL BANKS CORPORATE INCOME TAX DEBT LIMITS DEBT SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY DELIVERY OF SERVICES DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION SYSTEM ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EQUALIZATION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS EXPENDITURE DATA EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXPENDITURES EXTRA BUDGETARY FUNDS FINANCIAL POSITION FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL AUTONOMY FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL CONSOLIDATION FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL EXPENDITURES FISCAL FRAMEWORK FISCAL IMPACT FISCAL OPERATIONS FISCAL OUTCOMES FISCAL PERFORMANCE FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL POSITION FISCAL RELATIONS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH WORKERS INCOME TAXES INFLATION |
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ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS AGGREGATE DEMAND AGGREGATE FISCAL ANNUAL REPORT ARTICLE ASSET SALES ASSETS BENEFICIARIES BUDGET BALANCE BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUDGET DEFICIT BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET LAW BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET PREPARATION CYCLE BUDGET PROPOSALS BUDGETARY RESOURCES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL NEEDS CAPITAL SPENDING CASH BASIS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET CITIES CIVIL SERVICE COMMERCIAL BANKS CORPORATE INCOME TAX DEBT LIMITS DEBT SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY DELIVERY OF SERVICES DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION SYSTEM ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EQUALIZATION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS EXPENDITURE DATA EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXPENDITURES EXTRA BUDGETARY FUNDS FINANCIAL POSITION FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL AUTONOMY FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL CONSOLIDATION FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL EXPENDITURES FISCAL FRAMEWORK FISCAL IMPACT FISCAL OPERATIONS FISCAL OUTCOMES FISCAL PERFORMANCE FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL POSITION FISCAL RELATIONS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH WORKERS INCOME TAXES INFLATION World Bank Serbia : Decentralization and Local Service Delivery |
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Serbia's ability to achieve
macroeconomic stabilization and restructure its public
finances has been, and will continue to be, impacted by the
policy actions of its sub-national governments. For the
purposes of this paper, these include the province of
Vojvodina and municipal governments. In many countries, the
fiscal performance of sub-national governments has created
problems for macroeconomic management through the running of
deficits, accumulation of arrears, or the incurring of debts
which must eventually be covered by the central government.
This chapter examines the experience to date and the
institutional mechanisms for macroeconomic management at the
sub-national level in Serbia. The next section of this
chapter reviews the fiscal performance of Serbian
sub-national governments, especially in relation to the
Republican government's ongoing efforts to restructure
the public sector. A key finding is that the composition of
public expenditures evolved quite differently at the
Republican and sub-national levels, especially during the
successful fiscal consolidation of 2003-2005, when control
of spending on wages and salaries and on enterprise
subsidies at the central level was not matched at the
sub-national level. The increase in subsidies to municipal
enterprises, combined with the growing arrears of such
firms, points to a need to focus on their restructuring and
governance. The third section reviews the institutional
framework for macroeconomic management in the sub-national
governments. Since 2002, a number of important laws have
strengthened the framework for regulating the finances and
borrowing of sub-national governments. The capacity of the
Ministry of Finance to monitor and report on fiscal outcomes
has also improved significantly. As a result, over the last
several years, sub-national governments have broadly adhered
to their spending and debt limits. However, further delays
in the restructuring of municipal enterprises, coupled with
the likely emergence or growth of new financing sources for
sub-national governments (including borrowing and the
proceeds from privatization and other asset sales), could
create additional spending pressure and lead to larger
deficits at the sub-national level. The fourth and final
section summarizes the main conclusions of this chapter. |
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Serbia : Decentralization and Local Service Delivery |
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Serbia : Decentralization and Local Service Delivery |
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Serbia : Decentralization and Local Service Delivery |
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Serbia : Decentralization and Local Service Delivery |
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Serbia : Decentralization and Local Service Delivery |
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serbia : decentralization and local service delivery |
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okr-10986-80992021-04-23T14:02:36Z Serbia : Decentralization and Local Service Delivery World Bank ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS AGGREGATE DEMAND AGGREGATE FISCAL ANNUAL REPORT ARTICLE ASSET SALES ASSETS BENEFICIARIES BUDGET BALANCE BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUDGET DEFICIT BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET LAW BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET PREPARATION CYCLE BUDGET PROPOSALS BUDGETARY RESOURCES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL NEEDS CAPITAL SPENDING CASH BASIS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET CITIES CIVIL SERVICE COMMERCIAL BANKS CORPORATE INCOME TAX DEBT LIMITS DEBT SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY DELIVERY OF SERVICES DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION SYSTEM ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EQUALIZATION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS EXPENDITURE DATA EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXPENDITURES EXTRA BUDGETARY FUNDS FINANCIAL POSITION FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL AUTONOMY FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL CONSOLIDATION FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL EXPENDITURES FISCAL FRAMEWORK FISCAL IMPACT FISCAL OPERATIONS FISCAL OUTCOMES FISCAL PERFORMANCE FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL POSITION FISCAL RELATIONS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH WORKERS INCOME TAXES INFLATION Serbia's ability to achieve macroeconomic stabilization and restructure its public finances has been, and will continue to be, impacted by the policy actions of its sub-national governments. For the purposes of this paper, these include the province of Vojvodina and municipal governments. In many countries, the fiscal performance of sub-national governments has created problems for macroeconomic management through the running of deficits, accumulation of arrears, or the incurring of debts which must eventually be covered by the central government. This chapter examines the experience to date and the institutional mechanisms for macroeconomic management at the sub-national level in Serbia. The next section of this chapter reviews the fiscal performance of Serbian sub-national governments, especially in relation to the Republican government's ongoing efforts to restructure the public sector. A key finding is that the composition of public expenditures evolved quite differently at the Republican and sub-national levels, especially during the successful fiscal consolidation of 2003-2005, when control of spending on wages and salaries and on enterprise subsidies at the central level was not matched at the sub-national level. The increase in subsidies to municipal enterprises, combined with the growing arrears of such firms, points to a need to focus on their restructuring and governance. The third section reviews the institutional framework for macroeconomic management in the sub-national governments. Since 2002, a number of important laws have strengthened the framework for regulating the finances and borrowing of sub-national governments. The capacity of the Ministry of Finance to monitor and report on fiscal outcomes has also improved significantly. As a result, over the last several years, sub-national governments have broadly adhered to their spending and debt limits. However, further delays in the restructuring of municipal enterprises, coupled with the likely emergence or growth of new financing sources for sub-national governments (including borrowing and the proceeds from privatization and other asset sales), could create additional spending pressure and lead to larger deficits at the sub-national level. The fourth and final section summarizes the main conclusions of this chapter. 2012-06-14T20:40:28Z 2012-06-14T20:40:28Z 2008-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9543352/serbia-decentralization-local-service-delivery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8099 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Serbia |