Performance-based budgeting by focusing on ‘what works’, as opposed to whether money has been properly spent, aims to improve the quality of public spending. This study examines how successful the approach has been in the EU, looking at the multiannual financial framework and the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The study looks, in particular, at the role of the European Parliament and how it could be enhanced, drawing on lessons from use of the approach in national settings.
About the authors:
Iain Begg is a Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Francesco Corti is an Associate Research Fellow at CEPS and an Advisor to the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Social Affairs and Health.
Alessandro Liscai is Associate Research Assistant in the Economic Policy & Jobs and Skills Unit at CEPS.