World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192010-03-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2855This report looks at public spending on pensions, education, health, social assistance, labor market programs, and public wages. Presenting the findings of a series of studies and notes compiled sice April 2009, it highlights how reforming such spending, which comprises about one quarter of gross domestic product (GDP), is essential for mitigating the impact of the economic crisis and for transforming Poland from a welfare state to a workfare society in line with Government's Vision 2030. The report has two main messages. First, Poland can take measures to reduce public expenditures on social sectors and public wages by around 2.3 percentage points over the next three years. Second, beyond supporting the fiscal adjustment required in the context of the economic crisis, public expenditure reforms can also help bring about structural changes envisioned as part of the Government's strategy for 2030. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of Poland's social sector and public wage polices and lays out options for reform. The summary report has five parts. The first part lays out the macroeconomic context. It emphasizes that Poland has weathered the global economic crisis remarkably well but that the recovery is likely to be feeble and subject to uncertainty. The next part discusses the fiscal fallout of the crisis and argues that public expenditure reform should be a crucial pillar for fiscal consolidation. Sections three to five contain the main findings of the report. Section three presents a list of important reforms of public expenditures on social sectors and wages in support of Vision 2030. Section four simulates the fiscal impact of public expenditure reforms, with a particular focus on state budget expenditures. The final section discusses how institutional reforms in the areas of medium-term and performance-based budget can support the reform agenda. Volume two presents the detailed analyses of social sectors and institutional reforms of public finance.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYADMINISTRATIVE COSTSALLOCATIONAPPROPRIATIONSARTICLEAUTOMATIC STABILIZERSBALANCE SHEETSBENEFICIARIESBUDGET ADMINISTRATIONBUDGET DEFICITBUDGET DEFICITSBUDGET EXECUTIONBUDGET EXPENDITUREBUDGET LAWBUDGET PROCESSBUDGET TRANSFERSBUDGETARY IMPACTCAPACITY CONSTRAINTSCAPITAL INFLOWSCATASTROPHIC EXPENSESCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCOMMODITY PRICESCOMPOSITION OF GOVERNMENT SPENDINGCONTINGENT LIABILITIESCORRECTIVE ACTIONCOST ESTIMATESCREDIT DEFAULTCREDIT DEFAULT SWAPSCREDIT GROWTHDEBT DYNAMICSDEBT LIMITSDEBT RATIOSDEBT SERVICINGDEBT SUSTAINABILITYDECENTRALIZATIONDOMESTIC DEMANDDOMESTIC MARKETECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSECONOMIC DOWNTURNECONOMIC RECOVERYECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIESEDUCATION PROGRAMSEDUCATION SYSTEMEFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC SPENDINGENTITLEMENTSEXPENDITURE ADJUSTMENTSEXPENDITURE CATEGORIESEXPENDITURE CONTROLSEXPENDITURE LEVELSEXPENDITURES ON HEALTHFINANCIAL ASSETSFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL PLANFINANCIAL PROBLEMSFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL STABILITYFISCAL ADJUSTMENTFISCAL ADJUSTMENTSFISCAL BALANCEFISCAL BURDENFISCAL CONSEQUENCESFISCAL CONSOLIDATIONFISCAL COSTFISCAL COSTSFISCAL CRISISFISCAL DEFICITFISCAL DEFICIT TARGETFISCAL DEFICITSFISCAL FRAMEWORKFISCAL FRAMEWORKSFISCAL IMPACTFISCAL POLICIESFISCAL POLICYFISCAL POSITIONFISCAL SAVINGSFISCAL STABILIZATIONFISCAL STRATEGYFISCAL SUSTAINABILITYGOVERNMENT DEBTGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGOVERNMENT FINANCESGOVERNMENT GUARANTEESGOVERNMENT PRIORITIESGOVERNMENT REVENUESGROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATIONGROWTH RATEHEALTH FINANCINGHEALTH FINANCING SYSTEMHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SPENDINGHEALTH SYSTEMSHIGHER DEFICITSINCOME LEVELINFLATIONINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL INVESTORSLABOR MARKETLABOR TAXESLIQUIDITYMACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORKMACROECONOMIC POLICIESMACROECONOMIC SITUATIONMARKET CONFIDENCEMARKET ECONOMYMEDICAL SERVICESMEDIUM-TERM FRAMEWORKMEDIUM-TERM OBJECTIVESMEMBER COUNTRIESMINISTRY OF FINANCEMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL BANKNET CAPITALOLD-AGEOPERATIONAL DECISIONSOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCYOUTCOME MEASURESPAYMENT SYSTEMPENSION REFORMPENSION SCHEMEPERFORMANCE BUDGETINGPERFORMANCE ORIENTATIONPERSONAL INCOMEPERSONAL INCOME TAXPOLICY RESPONSEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIVATE CONSUMPTIONPRIVATE INSURANCEPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SPENDINGPROGRAMSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC BORROWINGPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC DEFICITSPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE POLICYPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REFORMPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC FINANCESPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTPUBLIC FUNDINGPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH CAREPUBLIC HOSPITALSPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC INTERVENTIONPUBLIC INTERVENTIONSPUBLIC MONEYPUBLIC PENSIONPUBLIC PENSIONSPUBLIC RESOURCESPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC SUBSIDIESPUBLIC WORKSREAL EXCHANGE RATEREFORM AGENDAREFORMED SYSTEMREVENUE GROWTHREVENUE INCREASESREVENUE POLICIESROAD FUNDSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL BENEFITSSOCIAL EXPENDITURESSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL INSURANCE FUNDSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIONSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONSSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESTATE BUDGETSTRUCTURAL DEFICITSTRUCTURAL REFORMSTRUCTURAL REFORMSSTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONSTAX BASETAX BASESTAX BURDENTAX COLLECTIONTAX POLICYTAX RATETAX RATESTAX SYSTEMTRANSPARENCYUNCERTAINTYWAGE EXPENDITURESWELFARE STATEWorld Bank10.1596/2855