Georgia: Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
IMF Staff Country Reports, September 27, 2017
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- Published: September 27, 2017
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484321157.002
Overview
- This report evaluates the state of fiscal transparency in Georgia.
- Georgia has taken important steps to enhance its fiscal transparency practices over the past decade.
- The evaluation highlights both substantial improvements and a number of areas where fiscal transparency practices could be further improved.
Key improvements documented
- Fiscal reports have become more comprehensive, with the development of a central government balance sheet and income statement.
- Fiscal forecasts and budgets have become more forward looking and policy oriented, with:
- the introduction of a four-year medium-term budget framework,
- formal fiscal objectives,
- a program budget classification.
- Fiscal risk disclosure and analysis have improved dramatically, with the publication of a detailed statement on fiscal risks.
Areas for further improvement
- The evaluation highlights a number of areas where Georgia’s fiscal transparency practices could be further improved. (Specific areas are identified in the full report.)
Subject coverage and keywords
- Subject: Budget execution and treasury management, Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Financial statements, Fiscal risks, Public financial management (PFM)
- Keywords: annual budget, balance sheet, budget documentation, Budget execution and treasury management, Budget planning and preparation, budget year, cash flow, CR, end-point expenditure, execution report, expenditure measure, expenditure rule, Financial statements, Fiscal risks, gross revenue, guarantee exposure, ISCR, LG spending, natural resource, net present value, real GDP, State debt rule
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