Open Data Albania is researching the distribution of public money based on Functions in the State Budget by comparing per capita expenditures in EU countries and the region. This will display the focus of the Governments to the various functions and sectors, as well as government standards in spending on these functions. Government or Budget Functions aim to guarantee the provision of services such as: healthcare, education and justice, maintaining public order, security, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
States are conditioned on the distribution and determination of Expenditures as their prospects depend directly on the economic level, gross domestic product, informality, efficiency of public revenue collection, level of debt or budget deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the end, the comparison of public expenditures per capita based by Function indicates the level and economic standard of citizens or residents of different countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In EU countries, the average public expenditure per capita (by Function) is a total of 12 684 Euros. In Albania, the state spends nine times less per capita and only 1 407 Euros per capita in Budget Expenditures. So, what the state spends per capita, to provide Social Security or Pensions; Education; Health; Order and Security; Public Investments; Cost for Administrative Services up to the expenditures for functions as Culture; Entertainment or Environmental Protection in the country is nine times less than what the European Union countries offer on average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The per capita expenditure includes costs for Social Protection; Public Health; Public Education; Debt Payment and Economic Affairs; Defense Expenditure (Army); Public Order and Safety, Housing and Facilities; Collection and Culture up to Environmental Protection or Science. The data were retrieved from EUROSTAT and refer to 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n