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1、worldBankgroupP zofnq alnsoosQo=qndP zou alnso6sQo-qndBulgariaPublicFinanceReview2023December,2023worldBankgroup2023InternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment/TheWorldBank1818HStreetNWWashingtonDC20433Telephone:Internet:UrWWAvorlcibankorgThisworkisaproductofthestaffofTheWorldBankwithexternalco
2、ntributions.Thefindings,interpretations,andconclusionsexpressedinthisworkdonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsofTheWorldBank,itsBoardofExecutiveDirectors,orthegovernmentstheyrepresent.TheWorldBankdoesnotguaranteetheaccuracyofthedataincludedinthiswork.Theboundaries,colors,denominations,andotherinformations
3、hownonanymapinthisworkdonotimplyanyjudgmentonthepartofTheWorldBankconcerningthelegalstatusofanyterritoryortheendorsementoracceptanceofsuchboundaries.RightsandPermissionsThematerialinthisworkissubjecttocopyright.BecauseTheWorldBankencouragesdisseminationofitsknowledge,thisworkmaybereproduced,inwholeo
4、rinpart,fornoncommercialpurposesaslongasfullattributiontothisworkisgiven.Anyqueriesonrightsandlicenses,includingsubsidiaryrights,shouldbeaddressedtoWorldBankPublications,TheWorldBankGroup,1818HStreetNW,Washington,DC20433,USA;fax:;e-mail:pubrightsworldbank.org.ableofContentsAcknowledgmentsvAbbreviati
5、onsviExecutiveSummaryviiiChapter 1. FiscalPolicyDevelopmentsandChallenges1Macroeconomiccontext2Overallfiscaltrends4Governmentrevenues8Governmentexpenditures10Governmentdebt15Fiscalrisks17Explicitdirectliabilities17Explicitindirectliabilities17Implicitdirectliabilities19Indirectimplicitliabilities20R
6、isksstemmingfrombusiness-cycledynamics20Chapter 2. GovernmentRevenueTrendsandVATGapAnalysis26Totalrevenuetrends27Bottom-upestimationoftheVATreportinggapinBulgaria36VATgapestimationmethodologyforBulgaria38Datadescription38VATgapestimationresults38Policytakeawaysfrombottom-upVATgapstudy40Chapter 3. Fi
7、scalSpendingEfficiencyandEffectiveness42Recentdynamicsinbudgetspending43Fiscalspending:Efficiencyanalysis45SpecialFocus3.1.Efficiencyandeffectivenessofspendingoneducation49SpecialFocus3.2:Efficiencyandeffectivenessofsocialspending,includingforaddressingchildpoverty53Annexes59Annex 1: ModelforBulgari
8、asDSA60Annex 2: OutputGapAssessment61Annex 3: MethodologicalNoteonStudyofEducationSpendingEffectiveness62Annex 4: RigidityClassificationofBudgetExpenditure67Annex 5: OptimizingSpendinginBulgarianPublicProcurement:AStrategicSourcingAnalysis68Annex 6: MatrixforFiscalRiskAnalysis76HealthTaxesSimulation
9、Results771.istofFiguresFigureES.1.Generalgovernmentbudgetbalanceoncashbasis(MoF)andaccrualbasis(Eurostat)viiiFigureES.2.Generalgovernmentdebt(ESA2010)viiiFigure1.1.ContributionstoBulgariangrowth2Figure1.2.BulgariasHICPinflation,monthlyy/y%2Figure1.3.Increasedrevenueshavehelpedsupportthefiscalbalance
10、andpartlyoffsetthedragfromhigherexpenditures5Figure1.4.Governmentsearmarkedfundingtoshieldhouseholdsandbusinessesfromtheenergycrisis,withBulgariaprovidingalargepackage(September2021toNovember2022)5Figure1.5.VATgapas%oftheVTTLinEU-28memberstates,2020and20199Figure1.6.Taxesandbenefitsbydecile,MEPP10Fi
11、gure1.7.Generalgovernmentexpenditures11Figure1.8.Highrigidityversusincome12Figure1.9.Momentumbyrigiditycategories12Figure1.10.Momentumbyfunctionalexpendituretype13Figurel.il.CyclicalityoffiscalPOIieystance,2016-2113Figure1.12.Generalgovernmentspending-nationalbudgetandEUfundscomponents14Figure1.13.M
12、onthlybudgetexpenditure15Figure1.14.Grossgovernmentdebt15Figure1.15.Primarybalance15Figure1.16.Decompositioninthechangeofpublicdebt-to-GDPratio16Figure1.17.Publicguaranteeddebt18Figure1.18.Bulgariasgrossgovernmentdebtscenarioaccountingforriseinaging-relatedspending19FigureBl.l.l.Fiscalmultiplieresti
13、mates23FigUre2.1.Totalgeneralgovernmentrevenues,202228Figure2.2.Revenuecomposition,202228Figure2.3.Taxrevenues,202228Figure2.4.Statutoryrates,202128FigureB2.1.1.DecomposedWAPandaffordabilitj,ofcigarettesinBulgaria,2013-2230FigureB2.1.2.TobacexcisetaxrevenueinBulgaria,2012-2130FigureB2.1.3.Distilleds
14、piritsexcisetaxesinEUmemberstates(40percentABVper750ml),202331FigureB2.1.4.AlcoholexcisetaxrevenueinBulgaria,2012-2131FigureB2.1.5.Healthtaxes-simulationresults:sales33FigureB2.1.6.Hecdthtaxes-simulationresults:taxrevenues33Figure2.5.Taxcomposition,202134Figure2.6.Taxcomposition,202134FigUre2.7.Rsz2
15、02135Figure 2.8. DecompositionofITRonnsumptionz202035Figure 2.9. VATgapz2019and202035Figure 2.10. VATacuntforaboutone-tbirdoftaxrevenuesinBulgariasecondhighestintheEUafterCroatia37Figure 2.11. ChangeinactualVATrevenuecomponents(in%,2020versus2019)showsanimprovementincompliancein202037Figure 3.1. Dis
16、tributionofannualfiscalexpenditure,averagefor2015-2244Figure 3.2. Budgetexpenditures,centralgovernmentbudget44Figure 3.3. Compositionofexpenditurebyfunctions,2015-22average45Figure 83.1.1. Totalsavingsassociatedwitheachinterven6onzBulgaria2007-2247Figure 83.1.2. Totalsavingsassociatedwitheachinterve
17、ntion,Bulgaria2007-2247FigureB3.1.3.Impactofthenumberofbiddersonrelativeprices,Bulgaria2007-2248FigureB3.1.4.Impactofthelengthofadvertisementperiodindays,Bulgaria2007-2248FigureB3.1.5.Averagedecision-makingperiodonrelativeprices,Bulgaria2007-2248FigureB3.1.6.Impactofmarketconcentrationonrelativepric
18、es,Bulgaria2007-2249FigureSF3.1.1.Educationspendingefficiencybyselectedperformanceindicators,DEAfrontieranalysis50FigureSF3.1.2.Educationspendingefficiencybyselectedperformanceindicators,DEAfrontieranalysis50FigureSF3.1.3.Qualityofeducationsystem51FigureSF3.1.4.Potentialgainsinqualityofeducationsyst
19、em51FigureSF3.2.1.Income-basedpovert),rate,upper-middleincome(UMI)povertyline($6.85perday,2017PPP)zSelectedEUcountries,202053FigureSF3.22.AROPrate,childrenversusadults,202153FigureSF3.2.3.Socialprotectionspending,averagefor2016-2154FigureSF3.2.4.Socialprotectionspending,averagefor2016-2154FigureSF3.
20、2.5.ChangeinGinicoefficientasaresultOftaxesandtransfers,BulgariaversusotherEUcountries(2020zunlessspecifiedOtherWiSe)55FigureSF3.26.Impactofdifferentfiscalpolicymeasuresonchildpoverty,202057FigureSF3.2.7.Bulgaria2020:headcountpovertybynumberofchildren57FigureA3.1.DynamiCimpactofthechangeinthetransfe
21、rallocationrulesinthespendingperstudent64FigureA3.2DynamiCimpactofthechangeinthetransferallocationrulesinmathtestandlanguagetestrespectivelyfor7thgradestudents64FigureA3.3.Dynamicimpactofthechangeinthetransferallocationrulesinlanguagetestfor12thgradestudents65FigureA5.1.Totalsavingsassociatedwitheac
22、hintervention,Bulgaria2007-2271FigureA5.2Totalpercentagesadngsassociatedwitheachintervention,Bulgaria2007-2271FigureA5.3.Impactofthelengthofadvertisementperiod(indays)onrelativeprices,Bulgaria2007-2272FigureA5.4.Impactofaveragedecision-makingperiodlength(indays,perbuyer-year)onrelativeprices,Bulgari
23、a2007-2272FigureA5.5.Impactofbiddernumberonrelativeprices,Bulgaria2007-2273FigureA5.6.Distributionofthedatabynumberofbidders(categories),Bulgaria2007-2273FigureA5.7.Impactofmarketncentrationonrelativeprices,Bulgaria2007-22741.istOfTabIesTable 2.1. Sampleandpopulationuntsbyauditstatusandfirmsize38Tab
24、le 2.2. BreakdownofbaselineVATreportinggapestimatesbyrefund/balanceduestatusandtaxpayersize,(BGN,millions)(noncompliancerateinparentheses)39Table 2.3. BreakdownofbaselineVATreportinggapestimatesbyrefund/balanceduestatusandregion(BGNzmillions)(noncompliancerateinparentheses)40TableA3.1.Associationbet
25、weenspendingperstudentandlearningfor7thgradersatthemunicipallevel62TableA3.2.Associationbetweenspendingperstudentandlearningfor12thgradersatthemunicipallevel63TableA3.3.Impactofthechangeineducationresourcestransferrulesontesttakerssocioeconomiccharacteristics65TableA3.4.Sociodemographiccharacteristi
26、csofstudents66TableA5.1.Summaryofsavingsinterventions70TableA7.1.Cigaretteexcisetaxsimulationresults77TableA7.2.Alcoholexcisetaxsimulationresults771.istofBoxesBox1.1.EstimatingfiscalmultipliersforBulgaria22Box21.HealthexcisetaxesinBulgaria29Box3.1.Fiscalcostofnoncompetitivepublicprocurement47Acknowl
27、edgmentsThePublicFinanceReviewforBulgariahasbeenco-authoredbyDesislavaNikoIova(SeniorEconomist,EECM2)andColletteMariWheeler(SeniorEconomist,DECPG).Severalbackgroundnotesandanalyses-tobepublishedeitherasseparatedocumentsorasannexestothemainreportfedintoitsfindings:1. Bottom-UpEstimationoftheVATReport
28、ingGapinBulgaria,byBrianErard(Consultant)2. ReassessingWelfareImpactsofBulgarianFiscalPolicythroughaChildPovertyPerspective,byMonicaRobayo(SeniorEconomist,EECPV)andMaynorCabrera(Consultant)3. BulgariasHealthTaxes-Overview,Trends,andSimulationResultsforPotentialOptimizationofHealthTaxLevels,byEvanHar
29、oldBlecher(Consultant)4. OptimizingSpendinginBulgarianPublicProcurement:AStrategicSourcingAnalysis,byMihalyFazekas(Consultant),BenceT6th(Consultant),ZdravkoVeljanov(Consultant),andViktoriiaPoltoratskaia(Consultant)5. EducationSpendingandLearninginBulgaria,byJuanBedoya(Consultant)6. EstimationsoftheO
30、utputGapandFiscalMultipliersbyFranzUlrichRuch(SeniorEconomist,EMFX)zSergiyKasyanenko(Economist,ECACE)zLorezQeha-ja(Consultant),andKaltrinaTemaj(ResearchAnalyst,DECPG).Chapter3onFiscalSpendingEfficiencyandEffectivenessbenefitedfromclosecooperationwithMassimoMastruzzi(SeniorEconomist,EMFTX)andJohnNana
31、DarkoFrancois(Economist,EMFTX)whoprovidedvaluabledashboardinputsandpeercomparisondatabasedontheBOOST BOOST Open Budget Portal: Facilitating Access and Use of Micro Fiscal Data (orgenprogramsboost- portal)databaseoffiscaldata.ExternalcommunicationwasadvisedbyIvelinaTodorovaTaushanova(SeniorExternalAf
32、fairsOfficer,ECREX),whileSylviaStoynova(OperationsOfficer,ECCBG)helpedwiththeinternalprocess.AdelaIvanovaDelchevaNachkova(OperationsAssistant,ECCBG)providedlogisticalandadministrativesupport.TheprojectwasguidedbyGallinaVincelette(formerCountryDirector,ECCEU),MarinaWes(CountryDirector,ECCEU),LasseMel
33、gaardResidentRepresentative,ECCBG),JasminChakeri(PracticeManager,EECM2)zandtheCountryManagementUnitandhasbenefitedfrombothinternalandexternalreviews.TheteamisgratefultotheinputprovidedbytheNationalRevenueAgency,whichmadepossiblethebottom-upestimationofthevalue-addedtax(VAT)gapinBulgaria,aswellasthef
34、eedbackreceivedfromtheMiniStryofFinance(MoF)whichhelpedfine-tunethefinalsynthesisreport.1.istofabbreviationsAEAdvancedEconomyAMECOAnnualMacroeconomicDatabaseoftheEuropeanCommissionAROPAt-Risk-of-PovertyBDABudgetDeviationAnalysisCEQCommitmenttoEquityCOFOGClassificationoftheFunctionsofGovernmentDEADat
35、aEnvelopeAnalysisDSADebtSustainabilityAnalysisEBRDEuropeanBankforReconstructionandDevelopmentECEuropeanCommissionECBEuropeanCentralBankEDISEuropeanDepositInsuranceSchemeEMDEsEmergingMarketsandDevelopingEconomiesEUEuropeanUnionGCSGlobalCompetitivenessSurveyGDPGrossDomesticProductGFCGlobalFinancialCri
36、sisGMIGuaranteedMinimumIncomeHCIHumanCapitalIndexHICPHarmonizedIndexofConsumerPricesIBRDInternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopmentIMFInternationalMonetaryFundITRImplicitTaxRateMIPPMarketIncomePlusPensionsMoFMinistryofFinanceMNEMultinationalEnterpriseNACENomenclatureofEconomicActivitiesNRANatio
37、nalRevenueAgencyNRRPNationalRecoveryandResiliencePlanOECDOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopmentOLSOrdinaryLeastSquaredPFRPublicFinanceReviewPIMPublicInvestmentManagementPITPersonalIncomeTaxPPPPurchasingPowerParityRIPRelativeIncomePriceRRFReCoVeryandResilienceFacilitySFAStochasticFrontierA
38、nalysisSMEsSmallandMediumEnterprisesSOEState-OwnedEnterpriseSRMSingleResolutionMechanismSSBSugar-SweetenedBeverageSSMSingleSUPerviSoryMechanismTEDTendersElectronicDailyUMIUpper-MiddIe-IncomeUMICLJpper-Middle-IncomeCountryVARVectorAutoregressionVATValue-AddedTaxVTTLVATTrueTaxLiabilityWAPWeightedAvera
39、gePriceWDIWorldDevelopmentIndicatorsWEFWorldEconomicForumWEOWorldEconomicOutlkExecutiveSummaryFigure ES.2. General government debtBulgariahastraditionallyadheredtofiscaldisciplineandprudentfiscalpolicysincetheintroductionofitscurrencyboardarrangementinmid-1997.Afteragradualdeclineinthe2000szpublicde
40、bthasremainedamongthelowestintheEuropeanUnion(EU),hoveringinanarrowbandbetween17and29percentofgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)forthelastWyears(figuresES.1andES.2).Thelowlevelofpublicdebthasbeensupportedbyrelativelylowfiscaldeficitsorevensurplusesinsomeyears.Thishashelpedthefiscalsystemabsorbrecentshocksrel
41、ativelyunscathedandprovidedsufficientfiscalspacetoaddressemergingcrisesandlimitthescarringoneconomicactivity,thelabormarket,andincomes.FigureES.1.Generalgovernmentbudgetbalanceoncashbasis(MoF)andaccrualbasis(Eurostat)2 4-6 d0oo-a dd00oc。 dzroe EH OS SM mort A有 f KK 38 LLOC got Sx SXK s Oos X5 C LOCC
42、 Oofi Accrualbasis(ESA2010,Eurostat) Cashbasis(MinFin)Source:Eurostat1MoF1NSI,owncalculations.Source:ESA(2010);EurostatNote:MOF=MinistryofFinance.TheMoFsbudgetexecutiondataareoompiledonacash-basismethodology;Eurostatsstatisticsuseaccrualbasis.SimilartoitsEUpeers,Bulgariasawitsfiscalpositionworsenfol
43、lowingtheCOVID-19outbreakandtheensuingRussianinvasionofUkraine,whichcalledforfiscalsupportmeasurestomitigatethepandemicandcost-of-livingshocks.Yet,thedeteriorationofthefiscalstancewasmoderatebyEUstandardsasthedeficitdidnotexceed4percentofGDPinanyofthecrisisyears.Nevertheless,theslowphasingoutofcerta
44、incrisismitigationmeasureshaskeptthefiscaldeficitrelativelyhighin2022(at2.9percentofGDP)andissettokeepexertingpressurein2023aswell.Goingforward,fiscalpolicywouldneedtoremainprudentinviewofBulgariasmedium-termeurozoneaccessiontargetandfiscalrulesintheEUmorebroadly.Bulgariaspublicfinanceswillneedtobep
45、lacedonstrongerfootingtoweatherthesharpslowdowningrowththatisunderwayandtomeetfiscaltargetsrelatedtoeurozoneaccession.However,medium-termconsolidationplanswillneedtobecarefullybalancedwithlonger-termdevelopmentandpublicserviceneeds.Tothisend,consolidationinthemediumrunwouldrequirerapidwithdrawalofth
46、eremainingsupportmeasuresandrenewedattentiontostrengtheningrevenuecollectionandexpenditureefficiency.PacedabsorptionofasignificantEUfundenvelopeforBulgariaundertheNextGenerationEUfacilityandtheMultiannualFinancialFrameworkwouldalsohelpgeneratemuch-neededresourcesforpublicinvestmentindomainswithhighn
47、eedssuchasthegreenanddigitaltransition.InBulgaria,meetingfiscaldeficittargetshasoftencomeattheexpenseofcapitalspending,whichhaslikelyhindereddevelopmentgoalsandprolongedincomeconvergencewiththeEU.OVerthelongerterm,fiscalpolicyinBulgariawillfacethechallengesofslowingeconomicgrowthandadversedemographictrends,whichwillrequiredeeperstru
