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Unofficial translation
September 26, 2001
In Riga
Order Nr.469
(protocol. Nr.42 24.§)
On medium-term budget objectives
and priority lines of development
1. To set the following medium-term budget objectives and the necessary priority lines of development (hereinafter referred to as budget priorities) for the period 2002 2006:
1.1. external security and sovereignty of the state. In order to achieve this objective to set the following budget priorities:
1.1.1. institutional readiness for membership in the European Union;
1.1.2. guarantees of state's long-term security through participation in NATO;
1.2. formation of knowledge-based society. In order to achieve this objective to set the following budget priority quality education and its correspondence to the labour market requirements;
1.3. balanced regional development. In order to achieve this objective to set the following budget priorities:
1.3.1. development of infrastructure in regions;
1.3.2. enhancement of entrepreneurship and employment in different regions;
1.4. social security. In order to achieve this objective to set the following budget priority improvement of health care system;
1.5. internal security and protection of individual rights. In order to achieve this objective to set the following budget priority combating crimes and improvement of the judicial system.
2. Budget priorities are evaluated and set in accordance with the following criteria:
2.1. compliance with the requirements set for the budget priorities;
2.2. importance of the project and programme and the expectable effects:
2.2.1. on development of entrepreneurship, employment, households;
2.2.2. on the accession process into the European Union;
2.2.3. on integration of the society (social and ethnical) and its separate groups;
2.2.4. on regional development;
2.2.5. on cooperation with international organisations and financial institutions;
2.3. preparation level of the project or programme:
2.3.1. are objectives and tasks, detailed activity plan and funding defined;
2.3.2. is the legislative basis adopted;
2.3.3. are there any quantitative achievement criteria;
2.4. administrative and fiscal effects of the project or programme:
2.4.1. administrative changes;
2.4.2. financial costs;
2.4.3. influence on state budget revenues and expenditures;
2.5. possibilities for optimisation:
2.5.1. possible duplication with the state policy already in the process of implementation;
2.5.2. possibilities to apply or reconstruct the current funding;
2.5.3. possible institutional optimisation.
3. The Ministry of Finance to include in the budget draw-up schedule the activities necessary for planning of budget priorities.
4. The Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the State Chancellery (Policy Coordination Department):
4.1. to prepare and till December 30, 2001 to send to the ministries and other state institutions a common sample for budget priorities' statement for programmes and projects to implement medium-term budget priorities and to submit proposals on the necessity of optimisation and reforms;
4.2. to provide evaluation of the proposals on implementation of budget priorities in accordance with the criteria laid down in Point 2 of this order;
4.3. till May 1, 2001 to submit to the Cabinet of Ministers proposals on programmes or projects in the period 2003 2007 to be supported for implementation of the budget priorities and on the necessity of optimisation and reforms in the sectors and budget programmes related to the budget priorities.
5. Ministries and other main state institutions till March 1, 2002:
5.1. to submit to the Ministry of Finance proposals (in accordance with the sample mentioned in Sub-point 4.1 of this order) on programmes and projects for implementation of the budget priorities approved by the Cabinet of Ministers and on the necessity of optimisation and reforms in the sectors and budget programmes related to the budget priorities;
5.2. to submit to the State Chancellery (Policy Coordination Department) a report on implementation of the budget priorities (integration into NATO, joining of the European Union, realisation of reforms in the education system) in 2001 and on application of the allotted funding.
6. The State Chancellery (Policy Coordination Department) to gather reports of the ministries and till May 1, 2002 to submit to the Cabinet of Ministers a report on implementation of the budget priorities in 2001 and on application of the allotted funding.
Prime Minister A.Berzins
Minister of Finance G.Berzins
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