About this learning event

Structural reform measures outlined in the ERPs are set to tackle the most important structural obstacles to the competitiveness and inclusive growth of a country. However, structural reforms outlined in the ERP shall also reflect the country’s medium-term priorities in the areas of public finance management, health care, green transition and digital transformation.  

By implementing these structural reforms, countries aspire to embrace the opportunities and minimize the potential negative implications of such transformations. In the situation where macro-fiscal stability and fiscal risks are potentially disrupted by a substantial number of policy areas newly introduced to the ERP, it is even more important that all measures are well prioritized and realistically costed and funded.

As a response, the objective of this event is to provide a platform for assessing the scope and accuracy of envisaged implementation costs and funding sources for the measures proposed for inclusion in the 2022 – 2024 ERP, in line with the Methodological Guidance for Costing of Structural Reforms (Costing Guidance) and the European Commission‘s Guidance for the 2022 – 2024 ERP, while the descriptions of these measures will be assessed if they provide sufficient information for doing proper costing.

What will you learn 

This event will be highly participatory and oriented towards practical implementation of the Costing Guidance to structural reforms to be included in the next ERP. By attending it, the participants will have a possibility to jointly work with lecturing experts and peers from other institutions involved in ERP preparation, to assess and determine the prospects for overcoming the main costing challenges. In particular, participants will have the opportunity to strengthen their skills needed for assessing fiscal implications of structural reforms by:

• Learning about the novelties from the European Commission‘s Guidance for the ERP 2022-2024 and how they influence the ERP preparation process 
• Refreshing the knowledge about the Methodological Guidance for Costing of Structural Reforms and how to practically implement it on the draft measures 
• Appraising how well-articulated measures’ description and sequencing can contribute to realistic costs and secured funding for their implementation 
• Assessing how to streamline the process of cooperation and information exchange between line ministries, the Ministry of Finance Budget Department, and the ERP Coordinator.

Who should attend

Invited to participate are the officials involved in the design, costing and budgeting of structural reforms outlined in the ERP, which include:  

• National ERP Coordinator and Coordinator for the ERP Chapter 5 on Structural Reforms 
• Members of the working group for the ERP preparation 
• Officials working at the finance and policy departments of line ministries 
• Officials working at the budget department of the Ministry of Finance 
• Policy planning experts from the government’s policy coordination body and/or Prime Ministers’ office.

Faculty

Janez Šušteršič

CEF Associate Fellow, Professor of Economic Policy, Former Minister of Finance, Slovenia

Work Area

Janez is a senior economic expert with more than 10 years of hands-on experience in formulating and implementing economic and fiscal policies. At the CEF he is an affiliated expert supporting the development and implementation of the Data and Analysis for Designing Policies thematic area. He led the Slovenian government's macroeconomic institute (IMAD) from 2000 to 2007. He was Vice-President of the ECOFIN's Economic Policy Committee and, in 2012, finance minister of Slovenia designing the policy of fiscal consolidation and banking crisis resolution. Today he is a partner in a private firm RE-FORMA, d.o.o., and a full professor of economic policy. Since 2013 he worked as an international consultant for the OECD and on a number of technical assistance projects.

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Melahat Kutlu

CEF Expert, Former Strategic Management Consultant

Work Area

Melahat is a senior strategic planning expert with 30 years of working experience at Turkish Planning Institutions (SPO and MoD) mainly on the development and management of EU funded large programs and projects in areas of economic and social cohesion, and public sector strategic management. Retired from the government in 2017, she has provided consultancy services to civil society and local organizations on project development and participatory strategic governance. Since March 2019, as a country consultant at the CEF, she has been contributing to the implementation of EU funded FISR project by producing country-specific reports and conducting learning events.

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Practical information

Applications are open until November 17.

• This course will be delivered online
• It will feature 4 — 5 online meetings with specific line ministries. Each session will focus on ERP Structural Reform measures from 3 -5 ministries. 
• To participate in it, basic information technology is needed (internet connection and computer)
• The course will be held in Turkish and English language
• No participation fee will be charged.

Sessions timeslots

Tuesday, November 23

• Session 1 (10:00 – 12:00)
• Session 2 (13:30 – 15:30)

Wednesday, November 24

• Session 3 (10:00 – 12:00)
• Session 4 (13:30 – 15:30)

Thursday, November 25 - potential

• Session 5 (10:00 – 12:00)

Partners

This event is delivered as part of the EU funded multi-country project “Strengthening Line Ministries’ Capacities to Assess Fiscal Implications of Structural Reforms” implemented by the Center of Excellence in Finance.