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Productivity programme
Visa PaajanenNational Audit Office of Finland 6.10.2011
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Backgroud
action plan 2003 to increase productivity
forecast: 2025 over 70 % of new recruitments to public sector
ageing => growth in expenditures
=> tax rate increases
2006 launched ”Government productivity programme”
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Audits
NAOF continuous audit in this area, annually reported to parliamentFinancial audit: information on operational efficiency in final accountsFiscal policy audit: sustainability of financesPerformance audit: several audits - Implementation of government productivity programme and its
impacts- Implementation of gpp in the Ministry of Justice- Implementation of national IT projects in social and health
care- Preparation and management of gpp
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Productivity programme
Programme concentrated on the input side: reductions in personnel
- use of information technology
- relocation
- service centres
general reductions in workforce, but also ”reallocations”
- not a ”cheese slicer” -programme
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Incentives
in period 2007-2011
- 40 % savings remain in administrative sector
in period 2012-2015
- 75 % of savings remain in administrative sector
budget ceilings?
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Measurement problems
Since 1996 Statistics Finland has developed measurement of productivity in public services
desribes changes in outputs and labour and overall inputs
from 2005 calculations for administrative sectors
productivity in public sector = productivity indicator
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Audit findings
financial audit:
- gaps in productivity objectives and reporting
- positive development in setting objectives and reporting
fiscal policy audit:
- there is gap in sustainability of public finances
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Audit findings, performance audit
productivity developed positively in 60 % of agencies
analysis in agencies better than average:
- main contributing factor was systematic development of activities
- most common measures were reorganising and outsourcing
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Audit findings, performance audit
objective for reduction of personnel
- too much attention on labour productivity
- simplified picture of public sector productivity
- have functioned relatively well,
- created pressure to develop activities
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Accountability
government programme – political and performance accountability
- NAOFs role: reporting to parliament
activities in ministries and agencies – financial and performance accountability
- NAOFs role: financial audits in agencies, risk based performance audit
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Accountability and productivity programme
NAOF: reporting about productivity programme 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 annual reports
Annual report is in Audit Committee and plenary session
- several requirements to government (examples: IT, programme…)
reporting in Final Central Government Accounts
reform in programme 2011?
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