Vietnam : Managing Public Expenditure for Poverty Reduction and Growth, Public Expenditure Review and Integrated Fiduciary Assessment, Volume 1, Cross Sectoral Issues

This Public Expenditure Review and Integrated Fiduciary Assessment (PER-FA) reviews and assesses the contribution that public expenditure has made to poverty reduction, and growth in Vietnam in recent years, and, identifies priorities and actions for strengthening that contribution over the coming y...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Integrated Fiduciary Assessment
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/5813703/vietnam-managing-public-expenditure-poverty-reduction-growth-public-expenditure-review-integrated-fiduciary-assessment-vol-1-2-cross-sectoral-issues
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topic BANKS
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC HEALTH
BEDS
BORROWING
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGET PROCESS
CAPITATION
DEBT
DEBT FINANCING
DEBT SERVICE
DECENTRALIZATION
DEFICITS
ECONOMIC FACTORS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNALITIES
EXTERNALITY
EXTRA BUDGETARY FUNDS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL POLICY
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
HEALTH CARE REFORM
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH NEEDS
HEALTH SPENDING
HEALTH STATUS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INTEREST RATES
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
LABOR FORCE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
MEDICAL SERVICES
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
PATIENTS
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLICY DECISIONS
PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRODUCERS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE USE
SAVINGS
SCHOOLS
SOCIAL SUPPORT
TAXATION
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
URBAN HEALTH
URBAN HEALTH CARE
UTILITIES
spellingShingle BANKS
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC HEALTH
BEDS
BORROWING
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGET PROCESS
CAPITATION
DEBT
DEBT FINANCING
DEBT SERVICE
DECENTRALIZATION
DEFICITS
ECONOMIC FACTORS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNALITIES
EXTERNALITY
EXTRA BUDGETARY FUNDS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL POLICY
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
HEALTH CARE REFORM
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH NEEDS
HEALTH SPENDING
HEALTH STATUS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INTEREST RATES
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
LABOR FORCE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
MEDICAL SERVICES
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
PATIENTS
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLICY DECISIONS
PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRODUCERS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE USE
SAVINGS
SCHOOLS
SOCIAL SUPPORT
TAXATION
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
URBAN HEALTH
URBAN HEALTH CARE
UTILITIES
World Bank
Vietnam : Managing Public Expenditure for Poverty Reduction and Growth, Public Expenditure Review and Integrated Fiduciary Assessment, Volume 1, Cross Sectoral Issues
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description This Public Expenditure Review and Integrated Fiduciary Assessment (PER-FA) reviews and assesses the contribution that public expenditure has made to poverty reduction, and growth in Vietnam in recent years, and, identifies priorities and actions for strengthening that contribution over the coming years, through better resource allocation, and better public expenditure management. Fiscal trends have been positive, both in terms of revenue collection and expenditure outturns, resulting in a sustainable fiscal balance. Nevertheless, a number of threats to fiscal sustainability exist, and require attention over the coming years. The Government should restrict further off-budget bond issuance, channeling all Government borrowing through the budget. It should take urgent action to resolve the current expenditure arrears, largely associated with public investment in the transport and agriculture sectors-and prevent their further build up. It should strengthen arrangements for the monitoring, and management of fiscal risk, initially with better recording of domestic debt and credit, through the Development Assistance Fund (DAF). It should rapidly implement the plan to prepare a realistic and sustainable Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) as part of every budget cycle. On reviewing the composition of public expenditure, the report states that the shares in total capital spending and total aggregate expenditure of Education and Training, and of Science and Technology, have increased significantly over the review period. Successful efforts have been made to make the transfer of resources between provinces more pro-poor, resulting in an inter-provincial transfer and revenue sharing formula, which indeed benefits poorer provinces. However, non-wage operations and maintenance expenditure fell to by 2002, while the share of capital expenditure (including major repairs) increased somehow. It is necessary to take urgent action to address an imminent maintenance crisis, and strike a balance between capital and recurrent spending. Moreover, regarding institutional aspects, further reforms are required. Efforts are required to strengthen joint working between the Finance and Planning functions at every level. The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) should collaborate actively with sector ministries, and provinces in the preparation of Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEFs), building on the experience, and success of sectoral pilots. Additionally, the Government should further rationalize the roles and responsibilities of the audit and inspection functions, while appropriate monitoring measures should be implemented to ensure that fiscal transparency and reporting regulations are properly implemented at all levels of government, and by all spending units. Increased delegation to spending units is one of the key developments in public expenditure management in Vietnam in recent years. However, such delegation needs to be managed carefully if it is to result in better service delivery, and if it is to support, rather than jeopardize, equity and poverty reduction. Finally, public investment management is a critical part of public expenditure management; in Vietnam, it is particularly critical to the extent that State Budget-financed investment has grown rapidly, and now constitutes about 40 percent of the total State Budget. Analysis of recurrent costs should be built in to investment selection, and the MTEF approach should be used as a way of balancing and ensuring consistency between recurrent and capital costs.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Integrated Fiduciary Assessment
author World Bank
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title Vietnam : Managing Public Expenditure for Poverty Reduction and Growth, Public Expenditure Review and Integrated Fiduciary Assessment, Volume 1, Cross Sectoral Issues
title_short Vietnam : Managing Public Expenditure for Poverty Reduction and Growth, Public Expenditure Review and Integrated Fiduciary Assessment, Volume 1, Cross Sectoral Issues
title_full Vietnam : Managing Public Expenditure for Poverty Reduction and Growth, Public Expenditure Review and Integrated Fiduciary Assessment, Volume 1, Cross Sectoral Issues
title_fullStr Vietnam : Managing Public Expenditure for Poverty Reduction and Growth, Public Expenditure Review and Integrated Fiduciary Assessment, Volume 1, Cross Sectoral Issues
title_full_unstemmed Vietnam : Managing Public Expenditure for Poverty Reduction and Growth, Public Expenditure Review and Integrated Fiduciary Assessment, Volume 1, Cross Sectoral Issues
title_sort vietnam : managing public expenditure for poverty reduction and growth, public expenditure review and integrated fiduciary assessment, volume 1, cross sectoral issues
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/5813703/vietnam-managing-public-expenditure-poverty-reduction-growth-public-expenditure-review-integrated-fiduciary-assessment-vol-1-2-cross-sectoral-issues
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spelling okr-10986-85622021-04-23T14:02:39Z Vietnam : Managing Public Expenditure for Poverty Reduction and Growth, Public Expenditure Review and Integrated Fiduciary Assessment, Volume 1, Cross Sectoral Issues World Bank BANKS BASIC EDUCATION BASIC HEALTH BEDS BORROWING BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET PROCESS CAPITATION DEBT DEBT FINANCING DEBT SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DEFICITS ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES EXTERNALITY EXTRA BUDGETARY FUNDS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES GOVERNMENT SPENDING HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE REFORM HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH STATUS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INTEREST RATES INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK LABOR FORCE LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARGINAL COST MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY MEDICAL SERVICES OUTPATIENT SERVICES PATIENTS PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLICY DECISIONS PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRODUCERS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE USE SAVINGS SCHOOLS SOCIAL SUPPORT TAXATION TRANSPARENCY TREASURY URBAN HEALTH URBAN HEALTH CARE UTILITIES This Public Expenditure Review and Integrated Fiduciary Assessment (PER-FA) reviews and assesses the contribution that public expenditure has made to poverty reduction, and growth in Vietnam in recent years, and, identifies priorities and actions for strengthening that contribution over the coming years, through better resource allocation, and better public expenditure management. Fiscal trends have been positive, both in terms of revenue collection and expenditure outturns, resulting in a sustainable fiscal balance. Nevertheless, a number of threats to fiscal sustainability exist, and require attention over the coming years. The Government should restrict further off-budget bond issuance, channeling all Government borrowing through the budget. It should take urgent action to resolve the current expenditure arrears, largely associated with public investment in the transport and agriculture sectors-and prevent their further build up. It should strengthen arrangements for the monitoring, and management of fiscal risk, initially with better recording of domestic debt and credit, through the Development Assistance Fund (DAF). It should rapidly implement the plan to prepare a realistic and sustainable Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) as part of every budget cycle. On reviewing the composition of public expenditure, the report states that the shares in total capital spending and total aggregate expenditure of Education and Training, and of Science and Technology, have increased significantly over the review period. Successful efforts have been made to make the transfer of resources between provinces more pro-poor, resulting in an inter-provincial transfer and revenue sharing formula, which indeed benefits poorer provinces. However, non-wage operations and maintenance expenditure fell to by 2002, while the share of capital expenditure (including major repairs) increased somehow. It is necessary to take urgent action to address an imminent maintenance crisis, and strike a balance between capital and recurrent spending. Moreover, regarding institutional aspects, further reforms are required. Efforts are required to strengthen joint working between the Finance and Planning functions at every level. The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) should collaborate actively with sector ministries, and provinces in the preparation of Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEFs), building on the experience, and success of sectoral pilots. Additionally, the Government should further rationalize the roles and responsibilities of the audit and inspection functions, while appropriate monitoring measures should be implemented to ensure that fiscal transparency and reporting regulations are properly implemented at all levels of government, and by all spending units. Increased delegation to spending units is one of the key developments in public expenditure management in Vietnam in recent years. However, such delegation needs to be managed carefully if it is to result in better service delivery, and if it is to support, rather than jeopardize, equity and poverty reduction. Finally, public investment management is a critical part of public expenditure management; in Vietnam, it is particularly critical to the extent that State Budget-financed investment has grown rapidly, and now constitutes about 40 percent of the total State Budget. Analysis of recurrent costs should be built in to investment selection, and the MTEF approach should be used as a way of balancing and ensuring consistency between recurrent and capital costs. 2012-06-20T19:18:38Z 2012-06-20T19:18:38Z 2005-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/5813703/vietnam-managing-public-expenditure-poverty-reduction-growth-public-expenditure-review-integrated-fiduciary-assessment-vol-1-2-cross-sectoral-issues http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8562 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Integrated Fiduciary Assessment Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Asia Southeast Asia Vietnam