Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nataliya N. Shash Author-Email: nat_vshu@mail.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Budget and Treasury Academy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia Title: Program-Based Budget Formation and Evaluation of Budget Program Efficiency Abstract: Program-based budgeting as an instrument of budget policy is used to improve the government institutions’ operational efficiency. The program-based budgeting scheme introduction entails substantial changes in the public financial policy. The article author examines the program-based budget structures that are found in France, Sweden and South Korea. She notes that a new budgeting scheme introduction does not lead to the whole budget system change. The important issue of the program efficiency evaluation still remains unresolved despite the fact that many evaluation methods and techniques can be used. Classification-JEL: H61, H68 Keywords: budget policy, budget reform, program-based budgeting, program-based budget structure, budget program, program efficiency evaluation, program efficiency indicators Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 55-64 Issue: 2 Year: 2011 Month: April File-URL: http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2011/2/statii/2011_02_05.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:110205:p:55-64