Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : OECS Fiscal Issues, Policies to Achieve Fiscal Sustainability and Improve Efficiency and Equity of Public Expenditures

The central theme of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Fiscal Issues report, the first Public Expenditure Review conducted by the World Bank in this country, is that in order to restore rapid economic growth, ensure medium-term fiscal sustainability under the umbrella of the Eastern Caribbean Curre...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Public Expenditure Review
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AVERAGE GROWTH RATE BENEFIT ANALYSIS BUDGET MANAGEMENT BUDGET MONITORING BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET REFORMS CAPITA INCOME CAPITAL PROJECTS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCESSIONAL LOANS DEBT MANAGEMENT DEBT SERVICE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC SHOCKS EXECUTION EXPORT EARNINGS EXTERNAL SHOCKS FEASIBILITY STUDY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL PERFORMANCE FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL SURPLUS FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FISCAL TRANSPARENCY FIXED EXCHANGE RATE GIRLS GOVERNMENT CAPITAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GROSS DEBT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH ISSUES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES IMMUNODEFICIENCY INCOME LEVEL INCOME QUINTILES INFLATION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LIFE EXPECTANCY MALNUTRITION MEDIA MONETARY UNION MORTALITY NATIONAL INCOME NURSING PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS PHYSICIANS POOL RESOURCES POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONS PUBLIC CAPITAL PUBLIC CAPITAL SPENDING PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC FINANCING PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR COMPENSATION PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES REAL TERMS RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REDUCING COSTS REPRESENTATIVES REVENUE MANAGEMENT REVENUE PERFORMANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS SOCIAL SECURITY STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COLLECTION TAX REFORM TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TERTIARY EDUCATION TREASURY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/6031175/saint-vincent-grenadines-oecs-fiscal-issues-policies-achieve-fiscal-sustainability-improve-efficiency-equity-public-expenditures http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8617

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spelling	okr-10986-86172021-04-23T14:02:39Z Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : OECS Fiscal Issues, Policies to Achieve Fiscal Sustainability and Improve Efficiency and Equity of Public Expenditures World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AVERAGE GROWTH RATE BENEFIT ANALYSIS BUDGET MANAGEMENT BUDGET MONITORING BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET REFORMS CAPITA INCOME CAPITAL PROJECTS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCESSIONAL LOANS DEBT MANAGEMENT DEBT SERVICE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC SHOCKS EXECUTION EXPORT EARNINGS EXTERNAL SHOCKS FEASIBILITY STUDY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL PERFORMANCE FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL SURPLUS FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FISCAL TRANSPARENCY FIXED EXCHANGE RATE GIRLS GOVERNMENT CAPITAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GROSS DEBT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH ISSUES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES IMMUNODEFICIENCY INCOME LEVEL INCOME QUINTILES INFLATION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LIFE EXPECTANCY MALNUTRITION MEDIA MONETARY UNION MORTALITY NATIONAL INCOME NURSING PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS PHYSICIANS POOL RESOURCES POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONS PUBLIC CAPITAL PUBLIC CAPITAL SPENDING PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC FINANCING PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR COMPENSATION PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES REAL TERMS RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REDUCING COSTS REPRESENTATIVES REVENUE MANAGEMENT REVENUE PERFORMANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS SOCIAL SECURITY STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COLLECTION TAX REFORM TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TERTIARY EDUCATION TREASURY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WORKERS The central theme of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Fiscal Issues report, the first Public Expenditure Review conducted by the World Bank in this country, is that in order to restore rapid economic growth, ensure medium-term fiscal sustainability under the umbrella of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) and protect the social achievements realized in the past decades, the country will best benefit from: (a) tightening fiscal policy, mostly through expenditure cuts; (b) an increase in the efficiency of public investments and public service delivery; (c) strengthening regulation and efficiency of public utilities and sea/air transport; and (d) promoting education and skills development to prepare the population, notably the poor, to take advantage of new opportunities in the global environment. 2012-06-21T13:55:05Z 2012-06-21T13:55:05Z 2005-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/6031175/saint-vincent-grenadines-oecs-fiscal-issues-policies-achieve-fiscal-sustainability-improve-efficiency-equity-public-expenditures http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8617 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean America Caribbean St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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topic	ACCOUNTABILITY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AVERAGE GROWTH RATE BENEFIT ANALYSIS BUDGET MANAGEMENT BUDGET MONITORING BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET REFORMS CAPITA INCOME CAPITAL PROJECTS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCESSIONAL LOANS DEBT MANAGEMENT DEBT SERVICE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC SHOCKS EXECUTION EXPORT EARNINGS EXTERNAL SHOCKS FEASIBILITY STUDY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL PERFORMANCE FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL SURPLUS FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FISCAL TRANSPARENCY FIXED EXCHANGE RATE GIRLS GOVERNMENT CAPITAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GROSS DEBT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH ISSUES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES IMMUNODEFICIENCY INCOME LEVEL INCOME QUINTILES INFLATION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LIFE EXPECTANCY MALNUTRITION MEDIA MONETARY UNION MORTALITY NATIONAL INCOME NURSING PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS PHYSICIANS POOL RESOURCES POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONS PUBLIC CAPITAL PUBLIC CAPITAL SPENDING PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC FINANCING PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR COMPENSATION PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES REAL TERMS RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REDUCING COSTS REPRESENTATIVES REVENUE MANAGEMENT REVENUE PERFORMANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS SOCIAL SECURITY STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COLLECTION TAX REFORM TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TERTIARY EDUCATION TREASURY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WORKERS
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTABILITY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AVERAGE GROWTH RATE BENEFIT ANALYSIS BUDGET MANAGEMENT BUDGET MONITORING BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET REFORMS CAPITA INCOME CAPITAL PROJECTS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCESSIONAL LOANS DEBT MANAGEMENT DEBT SERVICE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC SHOCKS EXECUTION EXPORT EARNINGS EXTERNAL SHOCKS FEASIBILITY STUDY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL PERFORMANCE FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL SURPLUS FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FISCAL TRANSPARENCY FIXED EXCHANGE RATE GIRLS GOVERNMENT CAPITAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GROSS DEBT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH ISSUES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES IMMUNODEFICIENCY INCOME LEVEL INCOME QUINTILES INFLATION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LIFE EXPECTANCY MALNUTRITION MEDIA MONETARY UNION MORTALITY NATIONAL INCOME NURSING PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS PHYSICIANS POOL RESOURCES POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONS PUBLIC CAPITAL PUBLIC CAPITAL SPENDING PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC FINANCING PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR COMPENSATION PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES REAL TERMS RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REDUCING COSTS REPRESENTATIVES REVENUE MANAGEMENT REVENUE PERFORMANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS SOCIAL SECURITY STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COLLECTION TAX REFORM TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TERTIARY EDUCATION TREASURY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WORKERS World Bank Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : OECS Fiscal Issues, Policies to Achieve Fiscal Sustainability and Improve Efficiency and Equity of Public Expenditures
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description	The central theme of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Fiscal Issues report, the first Public Expenditure Review conducted by the World Bank in this country, is that in order to restore rapid economic growth, ensure medium-term fiscal sustainability under the umbrella of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) and protect the social achievements realized in the past decades, the country will best benefit from: (a) tightening fiscal policy, mostly through expenditure cuts; (b) an increase in the efficiency of public investments and public service delivery; (c) strengthening regulation and efficiency of public utilities and sea/air transport; and (d) promoting education and skills development to prepare the population, notably the poor, to take advantage of new opportunities in the global environment.
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title	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : OECS Fiscal Issues, Policies to Achieve Fiscal Sustainability and Improve Efficiency and Equity of Public Expenditures
title_short	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : OECS Fiscal Issues, Policies to Achieve Fiscal Sustainability and Improve Efficiency and Equity of Public Expenditures
title_full	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : OECS Fiscal Issues, Policies to Achieve Fiscal Sustainability and Improve Efficiency and Equity of Public Expenditures
title_fullStr	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : OECS Fiscal Issues, Policies to Achieve Fiscal Sustainability and Improve Efficiency and Equity of Public Expenditures
title_full_unstemmed	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : OECS Fiscal Issues, Policies to Achieve Fiscal Sustainability and Improve Efficiency and Equity of Public Expenditures
title_sort	saint vincent and the grenadines : oecs fiscal issues, policies to achieve fiscal sustainability and improve efficiency and equity of public expenditures
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/6031175/saint-vincent-grenadines-oecs-fiscal-issues-policies-achieve-fiscal-sustainability-improve-efficiency-equity-public-expenditures http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8617
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