World Bank2012-06-212012-06-212005-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8617The central theme of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Fiscal Issues report, the first Public Expenditure Review conducted by the World Bank in this country, is that in order to restore rapid economic growth, ensure medium-term fiscal sustainability under the umbrella of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) and protect the social achievements realized in the past decades, the country will best benefit from: (a) tightening fiscal policy, mostly through expenditure cuts; (b) an increase in the efficiency of public investments and public service delivery; (c) strengthening regulation and efficiency of public utilities and sea/air transport; and (d) promoting education and skills development to prepare the population, notably the poor, to take advantage of new opportunities in the global environment.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAVERAGE GROWTH RATEBENEFIT ANALYSISBUDGET MANAGEMENTBUDGET MONITORINGBUDGET PROCESSBUDGET REFORMSCAPITA INCOMECAPITAL PROJECTSCENTRAL BANKCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCIVIL SOCIETYCOMMUNITY HEALTHCONCESSIONAL LOANSDEBT MANAGEMENTDEBT SERVICEDEPENDENT TERRITORIESDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC MANAGEMENTECONOMIC SHOCKSEXECUTIONEXPORT EARNINGSEXTERNAL SHOCKSFEASIBILITY STUDYFINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITYFINANCIAL INFORMATIONFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFISCALFISCAL ADJUSTMENTFISCAL DEFICITFISCAL DEFICITSFISCAL PERFORMANCEFISCAL POLICIESFISCAL POLICYFISCAL SURPLUSFISCAL SUSTAINABILITYFISCAL TRANSPARENCYFIXED EXCHANGE RATEGIRLSGOVERNMENT CAPITALGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSGROSS DEBTGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH RATESHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH EXPENDITURESHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH ISSUESHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SPENDINGHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSINGHUMAN RESOURCESIMMUNODEFICIENCYINCOME LEVELINCOME QUINTILESINFLATIONINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL LABOURINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGISLATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYMALNUTRITIONMEDIAMONETARY UNIONMORTALITYNATIONAL INCOMENURSINGPARTNERSHIPPATIENTSPHYSICIANSPOOL RESOURCESPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIVATE SECTORPROFESSIONSPUBLIC CAPITALPUBLIC CAPITAL SPENDINGPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC ENTERPRISESPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC FINANCESPUBLIC FINANCINGPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC INVESTMENTSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR COMPENSATIONPUBLIC SECTOR DEBTPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC SECTOR REFORMPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERYPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC UTILITIESREAL TERMSRECURRENT EXPENDITURESREDUCING COSTSREPRESENTATIVESREVENUE MANAGEMENTREVENUE PERFORMANCERISK MANAGEMENTSAFETYSAFETY NETSSAVINGSSECONDARY SCHOOLSSECTORAL COMPOSITIONSERVICE PROVISIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INDICATORSSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMSSOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMSSOCIAL SECURITYSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISESSUSTAINABILITY ANALYSISTAXTAX ADMINISTRATIONTAX COLLECTIONTAX REFORMTAX REVENUETAX REVENUESTERTIARY EDUCATIONTREASURYUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEWORKERSWorld Bank10.1596/8617