Serbia - Doing More with Less : Addressing the Fiscal Crisis by Increasing Public Sector Productivity

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:23:33Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:23:33Z
dc.date	2009-06-16
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:46:18Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:46:18Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20090707000301
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3061
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243399
dc.description	With its economy disrupted by the global economic crisis, the Serbian government faces tight budget constraints for several years to come. The Government has already responded by freezing wages and pension benefits and making cuts in capital works and other discretionary spending. These measures, while effective in the short term, are not necessarily sustainable over time. This report looks at more fundamental reforms in key public services, in order to identify opportunities for constraining expenditures through improvements in productivity. In 2010, the principal expenditure savings will instead continue to come from short term controls over expenditure aggregates: the freeze on pensions and wages and cuts in discretionary spending and capital works. The impact of the efficiency measures in this report will take more time to materialize. The Government should, nevertheless, make an immediate start. While the fiscal impact of these reforms will be evident over the medium term, their most important impact will be on the quality of public services. The reforms will stand Serbia in good stead even after economic growth resumes.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject	ADDITIONAL SAVINGS
dc.subject	ADVERSE SELECTION
dc.subject	AGE OF RETIREMENT
dc.subject	AGED
dc.subject	AGING
dc.subject	ANNUAL SAVINGS
dc.subject	ARREARS
dc.subject	AVERAGE PENSION
dc.subject	AVERAGE WAGE
dc.subject	AVERAGE WAGE GROWTH
dc.subject	AVERAGE WAGES
dc.subject	BANKING SECTOR
dc.subject	BASIC BENEFIT
dc.subject	BASIC BENEFITS
dc.subject	BENEFICIARIES
dc.subject	BENEFIT LEVELS
dc.subject	BENEFIT RATE
dc.subject	BENEFIT RATES
dc.subject	BEST PRACTICE
dc.subject	BIRTH RATE
dc.subject	BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	CALCULATION
dc.subject	CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject	CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	CASH FLOW
dc.subject	CLINICS
dc.subject	COMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subject	COMPLIANCE COSTS
dc.subject	CONTRIBUTION
dc.subject	CONTRIBUTION RATE
dc.subject	CONTRIBUTION RATES
dc.subject	CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject	COST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subject	CREDIT GROWTH
dc.subject	CREDITS
dc.subject	CURRENT PENSION
dc.subject	CURRENT PRICES
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DEBT SERVICE
dc.subject	DEBTS
dc.subject	DEFICITS
dc.subject	DEFINED BENEFIT
dc.subject	DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION
dc.subject	DIABETES
dc.subject	DISABILITIES
dc.subject	DISABILITY
dc.subject	DISABILITY PENSIONS
dc.subject	DISMISSAL
dc.subject	DOMESTIC DEBT
dc.subject	EARLIER RETIREMENT
dc.subject	EARLY RETIREES
dc.subject	EARLY RETIREMENT
dc.subject	EARNINGS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	ELDERLY
dc.subject	EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
dc.subject	EMPLOYEE
dc.subject	EMPLOYEE PENSION
dc.subject	EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject	EPILEPSY
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	EQUITY INVESTMENT
dc.subject	EU
dc.subject	EXERCISES
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject	FEMALE
dc.subject	FEMALES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL IMPACT
dc.subject	FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	FINANCIAL POLICIES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SITUATION
dc.subject	FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	FISCAL DEFICIT
dc.subject	FISCAL POLICIES
dc.subject	FOREIGN FINANCING
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subject	FRACTURES
dc.subject	FRAUD
dc.subject	FUNDED PENSION
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT BUDGET
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT REVENUE
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subject	GROSS WAGES
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
dc.subject	HEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subject	HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subject	HEALTH INSURANCE FUND
dc.subject	HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDS
dc.subject	HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject	HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	HEALTH SPENDING
dc.subject	HEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subject	HEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subject	HOSPITALIZATION
dc.subject	HOSPITALS
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME TAXES
dc.subject	INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS
dc.subject	INFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subject	INFLATION
dc.subject	INFLATION INDEXATION
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	INJURIES
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LAWS
dc.subject	LEGAL ENTITIES
dc.subject	LEGISLATION
dc.subject	LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subject	LIFETIME
dc.subject	LOAN
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	MEDICAL BENEFITS
dc.subject	MEDICAL CARE
dc.subject	MEDICINES
dc.subject	MONETARY FUND
dc.subject	MONTHLY INCOME
dc.subject	NATIONAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	NOMINAL WAGE
dc.subject	NOMINAL WAGES
dc.subject	NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE
dc.subject	NOTIONAL ACCOUNT
dc.subject	NOTIONAL ACCOUNT SYSTEM
dc.subject	NURSES
dc.subject	PATIENT
dc.subject	PATIENTS
dc.subject	PAYMENT SYSTEM
dc.subject	PAYROLL TAX
dc.subject	PAYROLL TAXES
dc.subject	PENSION
dc.subject	PENSION ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject	PENSION BENEFITS
dc.subject	PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject	PENSION COSTS
dc.subject	PENSION EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	PENSION FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	PENSION FUND
dc.subject	PENSION FUNDS
dc.subject	PENSION LAW
dc.subject	PENSION OBLIGATIONS
dc.subject	PENSION PAYMENT
dc.subject	PENSION PAYMENTS
dc.subject	PENSION POLICY
dc.subject	PENSION REFORM
dc.subject	PENSION RIGHTS
dc.subject	PENSION SECTOR
dc.subject	PENSION SPENDING
dc.subject	PENSION SYSTEM
dc.subject	PENSION SYSTEM PARAMETERS
dc.subject	PENSIONABLE AGE
dc.subject	PENSIONERS
dc.subject	PENSIONS
dc.subject	PEPS
dc.subject	PERSONAL INCOME
dc.subject	PHARMACISTS
dc.subject	PHYSICIANS
dc.subject	PREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTORS
dc.subject	PRIVATE PENSION
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PROPERTY TAX
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC PENSION
dc.subject	PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subject	PUBLIC SYSTEM
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	RAPID GROWTH
dc.subject	RATE OF GROWTH
dc.subject	RECESSION
dc.subject	RECURRENT COSTS
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	REPAYMENT
dc.subject	RESERVE
dc.subject	RESIGNATIONS
dc.subject	RESUMES
dc.subject	RETIRED
dc.subject	RETIREE
dc.subject	RETIREMENT AGE
dc.subject	RETIREMENT AGES
dc.subject	RETIREMENT BENEFITS
dc.subject	RETIREMENT PERIOD
dc.subject	RETURN
dc.subject	REVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subject	SALARIES
dc.subject	SALARY
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SIBLINGS
dc.subject	SICK LEAVE
dc.subject	SMALLER ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject	SOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subject	SOCIAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject	SOCIAL INSURANCE FUNDS
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	SOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subject	SURGERY
dc.subject	SURVIVOR PENSION
dc.subject	SURVIVOR PENSIONS
dc.subject	TAX BREAKS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	WAGE GROWTH
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WIDOWERS
dc.subject	WIDOWS
dc.subject	WILL
dc.subject	WOMAN
dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.subject	WORKING AGE
dc.subject	WORKING AGE POPULATION
dc.subject	YEARS OF SERVICE
dc.title	Serbia - Doing More with Less : Addressing the Fiscal Crisis by Increasing Public Sector Productivity
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review
dc.coverage	Europe and Central Asia
dc.coverage	Europe
dc.coverage	Serbia