The aftereffects of the coronavirus pandemic coupled with a worsening global economic outlook mean that the sustainability of Bhutan's public spending is now an area of particular concern. Accordingly, this brief identifies policy levers available to maintain necessary public investments in health and human capital. Equally, it also reveals key financing constraints policymakers can expect in the short- (and medium-) term.
Authors
- Disclosure Date
- 2024/04/01
- Disclosure Status
- Disclosed
- Doc Name
- Creating Fiscal Space for Health Amid an Economic Downturn
- Product Line
- Advisory Services & Analytics
- Published in
- United States of America
- Rel Proj ID
- BT-Bhutan Human Capital Acceleration Pasa -- P175646
- Sector
- Health-HG,Social Protection
- TF No/Name
- TF0B5812-R18-Adaptive and Gender Sensitive Social Protection in Bhutan,TF0B6465-Bhutan Human Capital Acceleration PASA
- Theme
- Social protection delivery systems,Human Development and Gender,Data Development and Capacity Building,Skills Development,Social Protection,Social Development and Protection,Access to Education,Health Finance,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Disease Control,Pandemic Response,Health Service Delivery,Labor Market Policy and Programs,Public Sector Management,Climate change,Adaptation,Data production, accessibility and use,Education,Health Systems and Policies
- Unit Owning
- Health Nutri & Population SAR 2 (HSAHP)
- Version Type
- Final
- Volume No
- 1
