Moreover, a comparison of Myanmar with other countries suggests that there is still huge potential for raising the level of expenditures in priority areas by shifting the sectoral allocation of public expenditures (Table 2). In the education sector, for example, expenditures were around 3% to
4% of total public expenditures from 2008–2009 to 2011–2012 and currently account for 10% to 12% of total public expenditures. But neighboring countries spend 15%–25% of total government spending on education. Similarly, the health sector accounts for a much smaller share of public expenditures in Myanmar than in neighboring countries. By contrast, defense expenditures account for a much larger share of government expenditures than in most neighboring countries. Accordingly, the government can look to furthering its development priorities through a reallocation of public spending away from the unproductive sectors and security, and toward the social sectors and other priorities such as agriculture.
Moreover, a comparison of Myanmar with other countries suggests that there is still huge potential for raising the level of expenditures in priority areas by shifting the sectoral allocation of public expenditures (Table 2). In the education sector, for example, expenditures were around 3% to4% of total public expenditures from 2008–2009 to 2011–2012 and currently account for 10% to 12% of total public expenditures. But neighboring countries spend 15%–25% of total government spending on education. Similarly, the health sector accounts for a much smaller share of public expenditures in Myanmar than in neighboring countries. By contrast, defense expenditures account for a much larger share of government expenditures than in most neighboring countries. Accordingly, the government can look to furthering its development priorities through a reallocation of public spending away from the unproductive sectors and security, and toward the social sectors and other priorities such as agriculture.
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