IMF Staff Country Reports

Republic of Slovenia: Technical Assistance Report-Establishing a Spending Review Process

Publication Date:

September 16, 2015

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper discusses key findings and recommendations of the Technical Assistance report on establishing a spending review process in Slovenia. Slovenia’s fragile fiscal situation requires further consolidation to ensure that the upward trajectory of public debt does not threaten long-term fiscal sustainability. Spending in the education sector is the fourth-highest spending level. Spending pressures also need to be explicitly identified, quantified, and included in the spending review to better inform the government’s decision making process. There is also a need to update existing performance information associated with government expenditure programs to ensure that more meaningful information focused on achieving desired outcomes is developed to better inform future reviews.

Series:

Country Report No. 2015/265

Subject:

Budget planning and preparation Education Expenditure Labor Public expenditure review Public financial management (PFM)