Publication: Public Expenditure Review for the Solomon Islands Government
Date
2011-06
ISSN
Published
2011-06
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This policy note assesses how well the
Solomon Islands Government budgeting practices have been
working over the period of 2006-10 and explores options for
improving that process. This note provides a non-technical
summary of the initial findings and recommendations. The
analysis conducted so far suggests that better results are
blocked by problems in matching budgetary allocations to
needs and problems with unproductive spending. For example,
the Government's spending on schools is above average
for the region, yet the Solomon Islands lags behind several
of its neighboring countries in school enrollment and
literacy. Some of the difficulties in getting good results
can be traced to local conditions beyond government control
such as its administration and travel costs are increased by
the geographic dispersion of the islands. The report
concludes that the budget process and the budget formation
process both require strengthening and that these are issues
well within government control.
Citation
“World Bank. 2011. Public Expenditure Review for the Solomon Islands Government. Public expenditure review (PER);. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/60f29ec5-cb01-52b2-802f-964c939b18e4 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”