Poland - Toward a Fiscal Framework for Growth : A Public Expenditure and Institutional Review

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-08-07T19:47:28Z
dc.date2013-08-07T19:47:28Z
dc.date2003-01-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:29:33Z
dc.descriptionThe objective of this report is to assess the status of public expenditures, and develop recommendations to promote fiscal stability and growth in Poland, towards the consolidation and restructuring of its public finances, strengthening its budget management, and better leverage in EU financing. This report examines those social and structural reform issues that affect, or are affected by the stance of public finance. First, it reviews Poland's economic performance with a focus on its macroeconomic policy mix, public debt sustainability issues, and developments in public finance, and expenditure composition. It highlights the need to tighten fiscal policy as a means to further rebalance the macroeconomic policy mix, and to reverse unfavorable debt dynamics. It also points out that Poland's public sector is relatively large for its income level, and that social protection and assistance related expenditures have been a major source of this situation. In particular, investment in physical infrastructure has been relatively neglected during the last decade in favor of expenditures on social programs and consumption. Fiscal consolidation has also been hampered by over-indexation of social expenditures. Second, the report examines the extent to which the current budgetary outcomes are the result of weaknesses in the incentive arrangements for good budgeting. The report suggests significant reforms in budget processes for sustainable improvements in public finances, in particular, priority areas include measures to consolidate the budget, to ensure a comprehensive picture of public finances, and effective cash management; to strengthen budgetary processes by exercising a Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, and incentives for improved public service delivery; and, to strengthen ex-post internal and external audit systems. Third, the report examines options for expenditure cuts and restructuring, necessary for fiscal sustainability, in particular, it discusses those sectoral programs that could potentially: (i) provide significant savings to the budget (social protection); (ii) contribute to Poland's human and physical capital; (iii) unlock the growth potential of underutilized factors of production in agriculture and Poland's rural areas; and, (iv) improve the country's living conditions, by upgrading its environmental standards as agreed with the EU.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2185246/poland-toward-fiscal-framework-growth-public-expenditure-institutional-review
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14868
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/14868
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418574
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relationPublic expenditure review (PER);
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectFISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL REFORM
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL REFORMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY & PLANNING
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEBT
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectFISCAL CONSOLIDATION
dc.subjectBUDGETARY PROCESS
dc.subjectBUDGET REFORM
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectRESTRUCTURING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectEUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACCOUNTING STANDARDS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITIES
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectAUTHORITY
dc.subjectAUTONOMY
dc.subjectBALANCE SHEET
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectBUDGET FORMULATION
dc.subjectBUDGET LAW
dc.subjectBUDGET MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectBUDGET PROCESS
dc.subjectBUDGET SYSTEM
dc.subjectCASH BENEFITS
dc.subjectCASH MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCENTRAL AGENCIES
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCONSOLIDATION
dc.subjectCORPORATE INCOME TAX
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectCURRENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectDEBT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC SITUATION
dc.subjectENTITLEMENTS
dc.subjectEQUALIZATION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXECUTION
dc.subjectEXTRABUDGETARY FUNDS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFISCAL
dc.subjectFISCAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectFISCAL BURDEN
dc.subjectFISCAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICIT
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectFISCAL DISCIPLINE
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFISCAL PRESSURES
dc.subjectFISCAL REFORM
dc.subjectFISCAL SITUATION
dc.subjectFISCAL STABILITY
dc.subjectFISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFISCAL YEAR
dc.subjectFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT ACTION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BUDGET
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDEXATION
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOCAL REVENUE
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF FINANCE
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMPC
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL SERVICE
dc.subjectPAYROLL TAXES
dc.subjectPENALTIES
dc.subjectPENSION FUNDS
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEBT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE LAW
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR BORROWING
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR BORROWING REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SUPPORT
dc.subjectRATIONALIZATION
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREHABILITATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFERS
dc.subjectSTATE BUDGET
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL DEFICIT
dc.subjectTAX BURDEN
dc.subjectTAX SYSTEM
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTREASURY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.titlePoland - Toward a Fiscal Framework for Growth : A Public Expenditure and Institutional Review
dc.titlePoland - Public Expenditure and Institutional Review

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