Impact of performance budgeting on public spending in the German Laender

AbstractIn chapter 3 we have seen how performance budgeting or single elements of it have been implemented in various nations, how it influenced the budgeting systems worldwide and which impact it had on efficiency, effectiveness and fiscal discipline so far. In this chapter I want to provide a deeper insight into the case of Germany. Before analyzing the impact of performance budgeting elements on German state expenditures, it is suitable to first view the reform efforts that were taken on different federal levels in Germany in the last decades.KeywordsPublic SpendingGerman StateState ExpenditureTerritorial StatePerformance BudgetThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.