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Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Spending in Norway

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  • Isabelle Joumard
  • Wim Suyker

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Public spending is very high in Norway, partly reflecting an extensive coverage of the welfare system and ambitious regional development objectives. Moreover, several institutional features contribute to dampening the cost-effectiveness of many public-spending programmes. Abundant oil revenues have so far mitigated strains on public finance. However, coping with the depletion of oil resources and the fiscal consequences of ageing would require to increase the cost-effectiveness of many public spending programmes, while leaving some room to cut the high tax-to-GDP ratio. This paper identifies the main sources of inefficiencies and suggests policy options. These include: supplementing the existing deficit rule by an expenditure rule; increasing flexibility in public sector wages and job tenure; reforming the funding system of local governments; raising the contestability of public service provision; intensifying the use of price signals and improving incentives to reduce the ... Améliorer l'efficacité des dépenses publiques en Norvège Les dépenses publiques sont très élevées en Norvège, reflétant en partie une large couverture du système de protection sociale et d’ambitieux objectifs de développement régional. En outre, certaines dispositions institutionnelles ne favorisent pas l’efficacité-coût de nombreux programmes de dépenses publiques. Les abondantes recettes pétrolières ont limité jusqu'à présent les tensions sur ces dépenses. Cependant, pour faire face à l'épuisement des ressources pétrolières et aux conséquences du vieillissement de la population, il faudrait améliorer l'efficacité-coût de plusieurs programmes de dépenses, tout en laissant une certaine marge de manœuvre à la réduction du taux de prélèvement obligatoire qui est actuellement d'un niveau élevé. Ce document de travail identifie les principales sources d’inefficacité et propose des solutions pour y remédier. Il s’agit en particulier d’introduire une règle budgétaire sur les dépenses publiques pour compléter celle en vigueur sur le déficit ...

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  • Isabelle Joumard & Wim Suyker, 2002. "Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Spending in Norway," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 343, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:343-en
    DOI: 10.1787/861731021201
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    1. José Mª Durán Cabré & Alejandro Esteller Moré, 2007. "An empirical analysis of wealth taxation: Equity vs. tax compliance," Working Papers 2007/1, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB).
    2. Graeme Roy, 2006. "Grants Versus Tax Sharing: the Extent of Central Government Control," ERSA conference papers ersa06p74, European Regional Science Association.
    3. José Mª Durán Cabré & Alejandro Esteller Moré, 2007. "An empirical analysis of wealth taxation: Equity Vs.tax compliance," Working Papers XREAP2007-03, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP), revised Jun 2007.

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    Keywords

    budget systems; dépenses publiques; efficacité du secteur public; fiscal federalism; fiscal policy; fédéralisme fiscal; gestion publique; Norvège; Norway; politique fiscale; public expenditure; public management; public sector efficiency; système budgétaire;
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    JEL classification:

    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H40 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - General
    • H61 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Budget; Budget Systems

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