Analytical Note on Expenditure by the State Chancellery
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An analytical note by the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” examines the spending of Moldova's State Chancellery. It finds that the institution's share of the state budget and its staffing levels exceed those typical of OECD countries, and argues that deeper institutional reform is needed to refocus it on core functions.
The State Chancellery's share of the state budget has held at 0.9%-1.2% in recent years, largely because of subordinate institutions providing support services to the Government, which OECD countries usually outsource. The central apparatus alone accounts for 0.12% of the budget, above the OECD average of 0.05%, because some subdivisions perform functions unsuited to a “Centre of Government”.
Its staffing limit is 7.4‰ of central public administration staff, above the OECD maximum, such as Switzerland's 5.94‰. After regulatory changes in October it fell to 5.3‰, but could rise with the Government's reorganisation. The recent restructuring is a first step, yet fundamental reforms covering subordinate institutions are needed. The eight enterprises it manages perform poorly and lack investment, eroding their competitiveness.
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