Publication: Solomon Islands Public Expenditure Review: Fiscal Reform and the Path to Debt Sustainability
Date
2022-09-30
ISSN
Published
2022-09-30
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
A Public Expenditure Review (PER) is
a diagnostic instrument to analyze public expenditures and
revenues, support policy dialogue with government, and
inform engagement with other stakeholders. During November
2021 and July 2022, a PER was conducted for Solomon Islands,
titled ‘Fiscal reform and the path to debt sustainability’.
The PER examines the public finance implications of a large
public investment pipeline and declining logging revenues,
and identifies the importance of reform for fiscal
sustainability and resilient development. On the revenue
side, the PER examines pathways in which the government’s
tax reform agenda and the mining sector can contribute to
income generation and economic growth. On the recurrent
expenditure side, the PER assesses public sector pay and
employment, and identifies options to make spending in
health and education more efficient. Finally, the PER
investigates the risks and opportunities of the large public
investment pipeline and the consequences for (fiscal) sustainability.
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Citation
“World Bank. 2022. Solomon Islands Public Expenditure Review: Fiscal Reform and the Path to Debt Sustainability. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38362 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”