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The pace of fiscal consolidation has slowed and the underlying fiscal positionhas slightly improved. Debt burden remains among the highest across the OECD

After several years of a very tight situation for public finances, the government has adopted a more moderate pace of consol-idation with a deficit reaching -4.5% of GDP in 2014 (-0.3 p. p compared to the previous year). To further support the eco-nomic recovery and investment, tax reforms have reduced the effective corporate tax rate, while the tax base was extended to ensure the revenue neutrality of such measures. The cyclically adjusted deficit has decreased considerably, moving from 8.7% of potential GDP to 1.9% in 2013 and to 0.9% in 2014. This is better (lower) than the OECD average in 2014 (3.1%), reflecting some improvement in the underlying fiscal position of Portugal. According to the System of National Accounts definition, the debt burden remains high (141.2% of GDP), however, and well above the OECD average (109.3%) in 2013.

Chapter 2: Public finance and economicsGeneral government fiscal balance as a percentage of GDPGeneral government structural balance as a percentage of potential GDPGeneral government gross debt as a percentage of GDP

Portugal performs above OECD average on the OURdata Index

The Open, Useful, Reusable Government Data Index measures the level of availability and accessibility of data on the national portal as well as the level of support from the government to foster the reuse of public data. In this year’s edition, Portugal performs above the OECD average on this indicator, reflecting the fact that Portugal has been in the group of OECD countries who started working on OGD rather early notably through its national portal, which has existed since 2011.

Chapter 10: Digital governmentOURdata Index: Open, Useful, Reusable government data

Portugal has launched important reforms to improve public service delivery

The Portuguese government developed the “Programa Aproximar”, which aims at creating a new paradigm of public service networks. The existing network of “citizen’s shops” (one-stop shop for public services) is being complemented by local ki-osks and mobile units to reach low-density areas. Use of online public services has also been promoted. All these measures may bring in the future substantial savings, more integrated and efficient services.

Despite a general increase in private household spending on health care,the government has protected access to health care for low-income people

In 2012, 4.2% of total household consumption was dedicated to medical spending on average in Portugal compared with 2.8% on average across OECD countries. In some countries which have been hit particularly hard by the crisis, public cover-age for certain health services and goods has been reduced in recent years and the share of household spending on health has increased. This has been the case in Portugal where the government has taken a series of measures to reduce public spending on health as part of broader efforts to reduce its budgetary deficits, but these measures have been deliberately designed to protect access to care for low-income groups. While direct out-of-pocket payments for a range of health services increased for most of the population between 2007 and 2012 (+ 0.3 p.p), the number of patients exempted from such co-payments also rose through increases in the income threshold.

Chapter 12: Serving CitizensOut-of-pocket (OOP) medical expenditure as a share of final household consumptionUnmet care needs for medical examination by income level

Portugal

Government revenues(2013, 2014)

Government expenditures(2013, 2014)

Government gross debt *(2013, 2014)

% of GDP % of GDP % of GDP

Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts

G@G /dataG@G /data

-15% -10% 0%-5% +5% +10% +15%

Portugal

-4.2%-4.5%

2013 2013

-4.8%

2014

Fiscal balance *(2013, 2014)

% of GDP

Public investment(2013, 2014)

% of of total govt. expenditures

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Portugal

Country value in blue (not represented if not available)

Average of OECD countries in green

Range of OECD country values in grey

Public Finance & Economics Public Employment & Compensation

Public Finance and Economics

GOVERNMENT INPUTS: FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES

29.3%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

28.6%Portugal

20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

2013

41.9%

49.0%(2014)

50.1%(2013)

Portugal

0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

2013

7.8%

4.2%(2014)

4.3%(2013)

Portugal

141.2%

2013

149.6% 100%

0%2014

109.3%100%

0% 2013

0% 50% 100% 150% 200% 250%

Portugal

Source: International Labour Organization (database). * See Notes

Values have been rounded. n.a. refers to

data not available

Source: OECD/Eurostat National Accounts* SNA definition, see Notes

Source: OECD National Accounts. * See Notes

Public Employment and Compensation

G@G /data

58.0%

57.0%Portugal

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Public sector employment filled by women (2013) *

Share of women ministers(2015)

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union Parline Database

Public sector employmentas % of total employment (2013) *

Source: International Labour Organization (database). * See Notes

21.3%

16.4%Portugal

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

2013

37.7%

44.5%(2014)

45.2%(2013)

Portugal

GOVERNMENT PROCESSES

Institutions Regulatory Governance Public Procurement Public Sector Integrity Digital Government

Digital Gov.

High Moderate Low

30%59%11%

LowPortugal

G@G /data

Level ofinfluence of the

Centre of Governmentover line ministries

(2013)

Institutions

Source: OECD 2013 Survey on Centre of Government

Primary lawsSubordinateregulations

Stakeholder engagement to inform o�cials about the problem and

possible solutions

Primary lawsSubordinateregulations

Consultation on draft regulations or proposed rules

Never For all primary laws

3%15%65%15%2%

6%9%

62%23%0%

68%6%

18%6%2%

53%18%24%5%0%

For all subordinate regulations

For all primary laws /subordinate regulations

For major primary laws /subordinate regulations

For some primary laws /subordinate regulations

NeverNotapplicable

Never

Portugal

G@G /data

Source: OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook (forthcoming)

Stakeholder engagement and consultation (2014)

Regulatory Governance

Strategic public procurement - Objectives(2014)

G@G /data

Public Procurement

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

29.0%

50%

19.5%

Portugal

Source: OECD National Accounts

Procurement expenditure(2013)

% of government expenditures

Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Public Procurement

Public Sector Integrity

2632

64

44

Judicial Branch “At risk” areasLegislativeBranch

Executive Branch

Low level

Medium level

High level

21

38

100

54

PortugalPortugalPortugalPortugal

Level of disclosure of private interestsacross branches of government

(2014)

Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Managing Conflict of Interest in the Executive Branch and Whistleblower Protection

0.58

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0.76Portugal

OURdata Index:Open, Useful, ReusableGovernment Data (2014)

Composite indexfrom 0 lowest to 1 highest

Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Open Government Data

Support for greenpublic procurement

A strategy / policy has been developed by some procuring entities

A strategy / policy has been developed at a central level

Support forSMEs

Support for innovativegoods and services

13 26 1

A strategy / policy has been rescinded

A strategy / policy has never been developed

2 10 25 0 3 10 23 0 3

Portugal

GOVERNMENT OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES

Notes Fiscal balance as reported in the System of National Accounts (SNA) framework, also referred to as net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of government, is calculated as total government revenues minus total government expenditures. Structural fiscal balance, or underlying balance, represents the fiscal balance adjusted for the state of the economic cycle (as measured by the output gap which resulted as the dif ference between actual and potential GDP) and one-off fiscal operations. Government gross debt is reported according to the SNA definition, which dif fers from the definition applied under the Maastricht Treaty. It is defined as all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. All debt instruments are liabilities, but some liabilities such as shares, equity and financial derivatives are not debt. Public sector employment data for Portugal are from the the Ministry of Finance.

Core Government Results and Service Delivery

Out of pocket expenditure as a % of final household consumption Access to healthcare (2012)

Source: OECD Health Statistics 2014

Satisfaction and confidence across public services (2014)

71%

Judicial system

Education system

62%

20

40

60

80

100

Health care

67%66%

54%33%

National government42%23%

Portugal

Average

Range

Source: Gallup World Poll

-15%

-10%

-5%

0%

5%

PortugalTop10%

-1.9%

Bottom10%

-3.7%

Top10%

Bottom10%

-1.6% -0.8%

Changes in household disposable income,by income group (2007-2011)

Source: OECD Income Distribution Database

Limited government powers(2014)

Portugal0.79

0.76

[0.37-0.92]

Source: The World Justice Project

Equity in learning outcomes (2012)PISA mathematics score variance by socio economic background

14.8%

5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

19.6%Portugal

Source: OECD, PISA 2012 results: Excellence through equity, 2013

% of citizens expressing confidence/satisfaction

Government at a Glance 2015With a focus on public administration, OECD Government at a Glance 2015 provides readers with a dashboard of key indicators assembled with the

goal of contributing to the analysis and international comparison of public sector performance across OECD countries. Indicators on public finances

and employment are provided alongside composite indexes summarising aspects of public management policies, and indicators on services to

citizens in health care, education, and justice. Government at a Glance 2015 also includes indicators on key governance and public management

issues, such as regulatory management, budgeting practices and procedures, public sector integrity, public procurement and core government

results in terms of trust in institutions, income redistribution and efficiency and cost-effectiveness of governments.

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2.8%

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5%

4.2%Portugal