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Public Finance Management Reform in the Slovak Republic versus the Belgian Public Finance Management System
Public Finance Management Reform in the Slovak Republic versus the Belgian Public Finance Management System

Author(s): Walter Nonneman, Pavol Ochotnický
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Ekonomický ústav SAV a Prognostický ústav SAV
Keywords: public finance management system; budgeting; institutional arrangement; program budgeting; multi-annual budgeting

Summary/Abstract: The paper surveys the current situation of implementation of Public Finance Management System – reform in Slovakia, with the existing Belgian System. Based on the comparison of the main elements in the institutional arrangement and budgetary process the paper defines some interesting insights for further improvements in the budgetary process, fiscal policy and debt management in both countries. The main conclusion of the paper is that the both countries could learn a few lessons from each other in comparison existing Belgian respectively Slovak reformed public management system. The paper indicates some of the key different elements in the both public finance management systems.

  • Issue Year: 54/2006
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 183-198
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English