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The Effectiveness of Public Expenditure in Portugal

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  • Chiara Bronchi

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Over the past decade, Portugal has experienced imbalances and inefficiencies in the public sector that have impeded better economic performance. Though Portugal’s total spending as a proportion of GDP is somewhat below the EU average, the rapid and uncontrolled growth of its primary current spending to a level now above the OECD and EU average, is worrying, because it puts at risks long-term fiscal sustainability. This paper points to major shortcomings in the budget management process and in the planning and control of public spending. The paper acknowledges recent action taken by public authorities to address some of the shortcomings and makes recommendations for moving further ahead. It suggests policy options that can make public expenditure more efficient and effective at overall levels. Administrative control, the cost-effectiveness of service provision, and incentives for efficient resource allocation all need to be improved. Ongoing efforts to develop accruals-based ... L'efficacité des dépenses publiques au Portugal Au cours de la décennie écoulée, le Portugal a souffert de déséquilibres et d’inefficiences du secteur public qui ont nui à la performance économique. Même si les dépenses totales du pays en proportion du PIB sont quelque peu inférieures à la moyenne de l’Union européenne, la croissance rapide et incontrôlée de ses dépenses courantes primaires, qui dépassent aujourd’hui la moyenne de l’OCDE comme celle de l’Union européenne, a de quoi préoccuper car elle menace la viabilité budgétaire à long terme. Cette étude relève les carences majeures du processus de gestion budgétaire ainsi que de la planification et du contrôle des dépenses publiques. Elle prend acte des mesures récentes prises par les autorités pour remédier à certaines faiblesses et présente des recommandations en vue d’aller de l’avant. Elle propose des options d’action susceptibles d’accroître plus l’efficience et l’efficacité des dépenses publiques au niveau global. Le contrôle administratif, le rapport coût-efficacité ...

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  • Chiara Bronchi, 2003. "The Effectiveness of Public Expenditure in Portugal," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 349, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:349-en
    DOI: 10.1787/636037755640
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    1. Höpner, Martin & Schäfer, Armin (ed.), 2008. "Die Politische Ökonomie der europäischen Integration," Schriften aus dem Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung Köln, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, volume 61, number 61.
    2. Anup Kumar Yadava & Yadawananda Neog, 2022. "Public Sector Performance and Efficiency Assessment of Indian States," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 23(2), pages 493-511, April.
    3. António Afonso & Peter Claeys & Ricardo Sousa, 2011. "Fiscal regime shifts in Portugal," Portuguese Economic Journal, Springer;Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestao, vol. 10(2), pages 83-108, August.
    4. António Afonso & Sónia Fernandes, 2003. "Efficiency of Local Government Spending: Evidence for the Lisbon Region," Working Papers Department of Economics 2003/09, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Universidade de Lisboa.
    5. Rute Abreu & Fátima David, 2012. "Caixa Geral de Aposentações: why social responsibility is needed?," Global Business and Economics Review, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 14(1/2), pages 125-138.
    6. Alla Kirova, 2011. "Evolution of the Human Capital Doctrine," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 4, pages 94-131.

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    Keywords

    dépenses publiques; education; government expenditure; health; Portugal; Portugal; public economics; santé; state and local government; structure and scope of government; structure et taille du secteur public; économies publiques; éducation; États et collectivités locales;
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    JEL classification:

    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
    • H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
    • H7 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education

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