How budgeting systems can prepare better for national emergencies: Six lessons from the COVID-19 crisis
This article discusses how budgeting systems can be better prepared for national (and global) emergencies such as COVID‑19, with special reference to the health sector. What spending modalities and flexibilities were introduced during the pandemic to provide emergency funding for health services? Wh...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2022
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| Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This article discusses how budgeting systems can be better prepared for national (and global) emergencies such as COVID‑19, with special reference to the health sector. What spending modalities and flexibilities were introduced during the pandemic to provide emergency funding for health services? What are the emerging lessons? Which of these mechanisms should be sustained or refined in the future to enhance preparedness and responsiveness in health spending or other areas of budgeting? |
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| Physical Description: | 13 p |