Slovak Republic: Technical Assistance Report-Next Phase of Spending Reviews
February 7, 2025
Summary
Slovak Republic has made significant progress in institutionalizing spending reviews, having completed spending reviews covering 64 percent of total public spending since initiating the spending review project eight years ago. Despite progress, challenges remain, and important choices will need to be made going forward to enhance the budgetary impact of spending reviews. This may be done through more targeted spending reviews, a more comprehensive analysis of potential measures, strengthened coordination within the Ministry of Finance and with line ministries, as well as their better integration into the budget cycle.
Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Expenditure efficiency, Public expenditure review, Public financial management (PFM), Total expenditures
Keywords: Budget planning and preparation, budgeting, expenditure efficiency, expenditure reviews, fiscal consolidation, IMF FAD mission, IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, instrumentalities of the TA recipient, line ministry budget unit, Public expenditure review, Slovak Republic., Spending reviews, Total expenditures, value for money, World Bank staff
Pages:
29
Volume:
2025
DOI:
Issue:
011
Series:
Technical Assistance Report No. 2025/011
Stock No:
TAREA2025011
ISBN:
9798400299421
ISSN:
3005-4575






