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Georgia Public Expenditure Review: Selected Fiscal Issues

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-24T15:38:21Z
dc.date.available2015-09-24T15:38:21Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractGeorgia has an impressive growth record but social vulnerabilities persist. The current government has therefore made spending on social sectors and agriculture a high priority and has launched a decentralization reform to support regional inclusive growth. It remains a challenge to tackle social vulnerabilities within a sustained macroeconomic framework. The government has intensified its efforts to reduce social vulnerability, as evidenced by the increase in social spending from 7.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012, to 9.6 percent in 2014. As a result, the fiscal deficit widened from 2.8 percent of GDP in 2012 to 3.0 percent in 2014. This public expenditure review (PER) analyzes the impact of recent reforms including the social programs that were either introduced or scaled up in 2013. It gives an overview of the recent macroeconomic and fiscal developments, including the fiscal implications of the social programs in chapter one. As requested by the government, it addresses three questions in the rest of the report: (1) has the realignment of spending toward social sectors resulted in better distributional outcomes; (2) have the agriculture support programs been targeted at productivity growth to support real incomes in poor rural regions; and (3) what is the fiscal and equity impact of the ongoing decentralization process? The first question is addressed by combining micro household survey data with administrative fiscal data to analyze the distributional impact of both taxes and government spending on poverty and inequality in Georgia in chapter two. The second question is addressed by comparing the cost of new agriculture programs with their estimated impact on agricultural productivity in chapter three. Finally, the issue of regional inequalities is partially addressed in this report by discussing three different aspects of the current decentralization process: the expected fiscal impact of decentralization, the need to rationalize current capital grant programs to make public investment more effective, and the implications of introducing free preschool education administered at the local government level in chapter four.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25058737/georgia-public-expenditure-review-selected-fiscal-issues
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22674
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22674
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCREDIT PROGRAM
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNOR
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCITY
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectCOEFFICIENTS
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subjectEXCHANGE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCURRENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTION
dc.subjectPOLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
dc.subjectREVENUES
dc.subjectSUBNATIONAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectMAYORS
dc.subjectTAX BURDEN
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectINCOME TAX
dc.subjectTAXABLE INCOME
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES ON HEALTH
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectREVENUE SOURCES
dc.subjectFISCAL IMPACT
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectBUDGET
dc.subjectSUBNATIONAL
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMINISTRY
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectTOTAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectCAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectPERSONAL INCOME
dc.subjectREDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectOPTIONS
dc.subjectBUDGET EXECUTION
dc.subjectMONETARY FUND
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectMAYOR
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectTAX BASE
dc.subjectTAX AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectDIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectLOANS
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTIONS
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE DATA
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectTAXES
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICIT
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectSUBNATIONAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPRO-POOR PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTAX RATE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LOANS
dc.subjectFISCAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectLOCAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPROPERTY
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectSTATE BUDGET
dc.subjectTOWN
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEBT
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY AMENITIES
dc.subjectREVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subjectFISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectFISCAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectTAX CODE
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITY
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectSHARE
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF FINANCE
dc.subjectTAX SYSTEM
dc.subjectFISCAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectREDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectSUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCONCENTRATION COEFFICIENTS
dc.subjectTOTAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectTAXPAYERS
dc.subjectFISCAL BALANCE
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectREVENUE
dc.subjectLENDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR DEBT
dc.subjectTAX PAYMENTS
dc.subjectGOVERNORS
dc.subjectCONCENTRATION COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYEE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectCOEFFICIENTS OF VARIATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectFISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDISTRICTS
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGES
dc.subjectGUARANTEE
dc.titleGeorgia Public Expenditure Reviewen
dc.title.subtitleSelected Fiscal Issuesen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
dc.typeInformees
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okr.date.disclosure2015-09-17
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:42:54.235414Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Public Expenditure Review
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25058737/georgia-public-expenditure-review-selected-fiscal-issues
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum25058737
okr.identifier.report99559
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryGeorgia
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.sectorEducation
okr.sectorHealth and other social services
okr.themeEconomic management :: Macroeconomic management
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Public expenditure, financial management and procurement
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Tax policy and administration
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.themeHuman development :: Education for all
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Subnational Economic Development
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Banks & Banking Reform
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Taxation & Subsidies
okr.unitMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice Group
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