THE COMPLEXITY OF CHANGES IN THE DOMAIN OF MANAGING PUBLIC EXPENDITURES Cover Image

КОМПЛЕКСНОСТ ПРОМЕНА У ДОМЕНУ УПРАВЉАЊА ЈАВНИМ РАСХОДИМА
THE COMPLEXITY OF CHANGES IN THE DOMAIN OF MANAGING PUBLIC EXPENDITURES

Author(s): Marina Dimitrijević
Subject(s): Law on Economics
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Нишу
Keywords: public sector; public finances; public expenditures; management of public expenditures

Summary/Abstract: Public expenditures are a huge problem in contemporary states. In the conditions of a global economic crisis and the circumstances involving high level of citizen dissatisfaction related to the former methods of funding and managing the public sector (reflected in ruining the funding sources, irrational spending of public expenditure funds, increase in the budget deficit and the level of public debt), the changes in the domain of managing public expenditures have become a priority. By their nature, these changes are complex and long-lasting, and they should bring significant improvements in the field of public expenditure; they have to provide for lawful and purposeful spending of public funds. It is expected to lower the the needed public incomes for financing public expenditure, to improve production and competition in the market economy, and to increase personal consumption, living standard and the quality of life of the population. Regardless of the social, economic, legal or political environment in each of state, the topical issue of reforming the management of public expenditures seems to imply a return to a somewhat neglected need for the public sector to function within its own financial possibilities. The state modernisation processes and advancement in the process of managing public expenditures call for a realistic evaluation of the existing condition and circumstances in which these processes occur, as well as the assessment of potential and actual risks that may hinder their effectiveness. Otherwise, it seems that the establishment of a significant level of responsibility in spending the budget funds and a greater transparency of public expenditure may be far-fetched goals.

  • Issue Year: LV/2016
  • Issue No: 72
  • Page Range: 105-122
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Serbian