About this learning event

This learning event represents a continuation of the ongoing cooperation with the Macroeconomic Policy Department of the Ministry of Finance of North Macedonia, organized under the Action “Structural Reforms Better Integrated Within Fiscal Frameworks”, which is implemented by the Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF) and supported by the European Union. Building on previous engagement, the event aims to strengthen analytical capacity for assessing the economic impacts of structural reforms, with a particular focus on the review of the last cycle of the Economic Reform Programme (ERP). Presentation of the new CEF Manual on Fiscal Impact Assessment will also be included, as the European Commission requires the ERP to include the estimation of the fiscal impact of the Reform Agenda. The fiscal impact includes additional costs of reform implementation, savings for the budget generated by reforms, additional revenues for the budget generated by reforms, and additional revenues for the budget generated by improved economic growth and employment. In this workshop, we will present the methods that can be used for fiscal impact assessment.

Who should attend

Participation at this event is by invitation only and is intended for officials from institutions responsible for conducting fiscal and economic impact assessment of the reforms from the Economic Reform Programme (ERP) and Reform Agenda (RA), primarily working in the Macroeconomic Policy Department of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) of North Macedonia. Public officials from Line Ministries (LMs) and Budget Department of the MoF are invited to join on the second day of the workshop during the presentation of CEF Fiscal Impact Assessment Manual.

Faculty

• Janez Šušteršič, CEF Expert & Former Minister of Finance of Republic of Slovenia
• Alketa Bucaj, CEF Expert & Head of Economic and Policy Research at REX Consulting Group

Practical Information

This learning event will be held at the premises of Ministry of Finance of North Macedonia. Lunch and refreshments will be provided by the CEF.

Partners

This event is delivered as part of the EU-funded multi-beneficiary project “Structural Reforms Better Integrated Within Fiscal Frameworks” (FISR 2) implemented by the CEF.