World Bank2016-04-182016-04-182015-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24068Union Budget policies in Myanmar have undergone fundamental shifts since 2011 to accelerate delivery of essential public services. This first ever Public Expenditure Review (PER) for Myanmar tries to better understand these shifts and recommend ways to further align budget policies to development priorities. The Myanmar PER 2015 is divided into five parts: (i) sustainability of aggregate fiscal policy; (ii) rebalancing the composition of the Union Budget; (iii) improving coverage, quality and equity of education services; (iv) going from more to better government spending on health; and (v) a sound fiscal framework for sub-national service delivery. The book is arranged as follws: (i) chapter one starts with introduction; (ii) chapter two deals with sustainability of aggregate fiscal policy; (iii) chapter three focuses on rebalancing the composition of the union budget; (iv) chapter four deals with improving the coverage, quality and equity of education; (v) chapter five suggests from more to better government spending on health; and (vi) chapter six talks about fiscal framework for sub-national service delivery.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOWASTEDEFICITRISKSPERFORMANCE INDEXHEALTH PLANNINGSUB- NATIONAL GOVERNMENTSACCOUNTINGPEOPLEVACCINATIONFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTANTENATAL CAREPREVENTIONHEALTH EXPENDITURESLAWSPUBLIC SECTORFISCAL TRANSFERSFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEGOVERNMENT SPENDINGGOVERNMENT REVENUESHEALTH EDUCATIONBUDGET POLICIESEDUCATION POLICYSERVICESPUBLIC SERVICESHEALTH RESEARCHHEALTH CARESCHOOL HEALTHREVENUESDEATHSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSDEATH RATEFISCAL POLICYEDUCATION EXPENDITURESEXPENDITURE DECENTRALIZATIONHEALTHPRISONSNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSSOCIAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHFISCAL RISKPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTPUBLIC HEALTHMUNICIPALITIESLIFE EXPECTANCYDEFICIT FINANCINGBUDGETTOTAL PUBLIC SECTORRADIATIONCENTRAL BANKHEALTH SECTORKNOWLEDGEDISABILITIESSERVICE EMPLOYMENTLEPROSYOIL PRICESOCCUPATIONAL HEALTHIMMUNIZATIONINFECTIOUS DISEASESPATIENTSPATIENTEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTSMOKINGINTERVENTIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSDATA QUALITYBUDGET EXECUTIONCHILD DEVELOPMENTNURSESOBSERVATIONDEBTTAX BASEPUBLIC FINANCEDISASTERSSOCIAL PROTECTIONCAPITAL EXPENDITURETAX REVENUESSCREENINGSERVICE DELIVERYPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWDEBT SERVICEGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTMORTALITYHEALTH PROMOTIONEDUCATION SPENDINGNUTRITIONAL STATUSHEALTH SPENDINGPRIMARY SCHOOLSEXPENDITUREUNEMPLOYMENTACCOUNTABILITYWORKERSTAX RATEGOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENTSURGERYCENTRAL CONTROLAGEDSOCIAL SERVICESFISCAL FRAMEWORKPUBLIC EXPENDITURESURVEILLANCEBUDGET DATAHEALTH POLICYNATIONAL GOVERNMENTHEALTH OUTCOMESOCCUPATIONAL SAFETYCENTRAL GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT EXPENDITUREHYGIENEEFFICIENCY OF GOVERNMENT SPENDINGGOVERNMENT REVENUESTRESSEXPENDITURESHIGHER GOVERNMENT SPENDINGPUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKINGFISCAL YEARBLOCK GRANTSNATIONAL PLANNINGNUTRITIONECONOMIC CLASSIFICATIONEXPENDITURE TRACKINGQUALITY CONTROLPUBLIC DEBTPRIMARY HEALTH CAREINTERNETRISK FACTORSCAPITAL SPENDINGOUTPATIENT CAREFISCAL ACCOUNTSWEIGHTPHYSICIANSCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESPREGNANT WOMENCHILDRENCLINICSFISCAL SCENARIOSREVENUE POLICIESSOCIAL OUTCOMESMINISTRY OF FINANCEALLOCATIONMILITARY EXPENDITURESMEDIUM-TERM FISCAL FRAMEWORKACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTSHOSPITAL ADMISSIONTOTAL EXPENDITURESFISCAL BALANCEDECENTRALIZATIONFEDERALISMPRIVATE SPENDINGPOLIOBUDGET OUTCOMESLIVING CONDITIONSSUB-NATIONAL REVENUESSTRATEGYEXCHANGE RATEBUDGET PREPARATIONREGISTRATIONDEBT SERVICINGFAMILIESMEDICINESAGGREGATE FISCALHEALTH FINANCINGPUBLIC SPENDINGHOSPITALSHEALTH INTERVENTIONSPUBLIC SERVICEOUTCOMESCIVIL SERVICEHEALTH SERVICESIMPLEMENTATIONCONDOMSFOOD INDUSTRYPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERYPUBLIC GOODSReportWorld Bank10.1596/24068