Armenia's Public Finance System: A Comparison of Fiscal Burden with Other Former Soviet Republics

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. McGee
e-Finanse ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Jolanta Szołno-Koguc

AbstractAn essential condition for asserting responsibility in public finances is that they are open and transparent. The Public Finance Act mentions ways of applying the principles of openness, and also stipulates the entities obliged to present data and information on public finances. There is, however, no legislation connected directly with transparency. So do the general requirements of classification and of accountancy and reporting principles constitute sufficient premises for accountability and asserting responsibility? An analysis of the reports and documents concerning the Polish public finance sector indicates that the processes of collecting and spending public funds are insufficiently transparent. The information system enables formal verification of discipline of public finances; however, it does not provide a sufficient basis to assess the effectiveness and efficiency, which are of key importance in terms of accountability. The aim of the article is to analyse the requirements and standards in the field of openness and transparency insofar as these concern the responsibility and accountability of public authorities, along with elements of how these are assessed in the Polish public finance system. A normative descriptive method was applied which took into consideration elements of finance theory, as well as an analysis of practical experience in the field of how public sector bodies function in Poland. The research objectives are realised mainly on the basis of a critical review of the literature on the subject, and an analysis of legal acts, reports and other documents of domestic and international institutions. The considerations and analyzes have led to several key applications to develop the principles of openness and transparency in relation to improving the accountability of public finances.


Author(s):  
Valentyna Makohon

Relevance of the research topic. In modern conditions, the system of public finance is an important tool for regulating socio-economic processes, intensification of the economy. Important factors that affect the quality of the public finance system are financial and economic risks due to the trend of economic development. Accordingly, the assessment of financial and economic risks is an important condition for the development of sound financial and budgetary policy, the development of institutional support for the stability of public finances and economic security of the country as a whole. Formulation of the problem. Based on the trends of economic development of both countries with transformational and developed economies, in modern conditions, important tasks are: substantiation of strategic objectives of fiscal policy to increase the level of stability of public finance and its components; mutual coordination of decisions of public administration bodies. At the same time, the development of institutional support for the sustainability of the public finance system should be carried out taking into account globalization processes. Analysis of recent research and publications. The issue of developing institutional support for the sustainability of the public finance system is quite common in research. These are the works of famous domestic and foreign scientists: J. Keynes, P. Samuelson, J. Stiglitz, V. Tanzi, O. Vasylyk, I. Zapatrina, S. Kucherenko, L. Lysyak, L. Levaeva, I. Lukyanenko, M. Pasichny, A. Sokolovska, I. Chugunov and others. Highlighting unexplored parts of a common problem. Selection of unexplored parts of the general problem. The above issues are relevant in connection with the spread of acute respiratory disease COVID-19, which affected the trend of economic development, led to a violation of the budget balance, which requires a number of specific tasks related to the development of institutional sustainability of public finances and its components. Goal setting, research goals. The objectives of the study are: to reveal the role of public finance in the regulation of socio-economic processes; substantiate the features of economic security and its components; to analyze and evaluate the indicators of financial security of Ukraine. The purpose of the study is to reveal the directions of fiscal policy to ensure the sustainability of public finance. Research method or methodology. The article uses a set of research methods: a systematic approach, statistical analysis, structuring, synthesis, etc. Basic material presentation. The role of the public finance system in the regulation of socio-economic processes is revealed. The peculiarities of economic security and its components are substantiated. The analysis and assessment of financial security indicators of Ukraine is carried out. The directions of financial and budgetary policy on ensuring the stability of the public finance system are revealed. Area of application of results. The results of the study can be used in the process of reforming the public finance system. Conclusions according to article. In order to increase the stability of the public finance system, at this stage of socio-economic development of the country, it is advisable to: substantiate sustainability indicators – the basis of a transparent system of continuous monitoring of public finance system development and its components; introduction of effective management financial and budgetary tools – systematic assessment of the state of financial and budgetary security; improving the efficiency of financial and budgetary policy in the field of ensuring the stability of the public finance system and political responsibility for its results.


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