Analysis of the 2018 National Public Budget through the Lens of the Youth Sector
Automatically translated summary. The full text is available in Romanian.
The Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” has analysed Moldova’s 2018 national public budget from the perspective of the youth sector. The study identifies young people’s main needs and vulnerabilities, assesses how the state budget responds to them and to the new Youth Law, and proposes adjustments to make spending more predictable and effective.
The analysis finds that the budget’s supporting documents contain no consolidated assessment of its impact on young people. Youth funds at the line ministry sit on a single expenditure line, and on average MDL 7-8 million went unspent in each of the last three years. It recommends itemised lines (grants, youth services), separate funding for technical vocational education and non-formal education, and using unspent funds for quality internships.
It also proposes redirecting the MDL 70 million planned for the “Prima Casă” programme in 2018 to reducing the NEET rate and to the National Programme for Youth Economic Empowerment, postponing “Prima Casă” to 2019. Free premises for youth organisations should be backed by budget law, and the National Agency for Youth Programmes and Activities needs its own budget without cutting the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research. The study was funded by Soros Foundation Moldova.
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