Subsidizing wisely: Some lessons for managing subsidies for agriculture

Abstract

The subject of this paper is the study of the possible weak links in the agrarian budget management, primarily in terms of subsidizing beneficiaries in the light of improving competitiveness of the agriculture sector in the Republic of Serbia. The paper aims to investigate the possibilities for optimization of the scarce resources of Serbia's agrarian budget through enhancing the effects of its placement, and to suggest possible innovations with regard to the criteria used for decision-making and selecting priority beneficiaries of support. Having in mind the need for export-led growth orientation of the economy and the urgent need to improve its overall competitiveness as well as the competitiveness of individual sectors, we have suggested step-by-step guideline for choosing priorities in the agrarian budget allocation and pointed out some of the important issues related to the government support for the chosen ones. .

Predmet ovog rada je analiza mogućih slabosti u upravljanju agrarnim budžetom, prvenstveno u svetlu sredstava subvencija, a imajući u vidu unapređenje konkurentnosti agrarnog sektora u Republici Srbiji. Rad ima za cilj da ispita mogućnosti optimizacije ograničenih sredstava agrarnog budžeta Srbije kroz poboljšanje efekata njegovog plasmana, kao i da predloži moguće inovacije kriterijuma korišćenih prilikom donošenja odluka o odabiru prioritetnih korisnika za podršku. Imajući u vidu orijentaciju ekonomije na rast kroz izvoz, kao i neodložnu potrebu za unapređenjem konkurentnosti, kako ekonomije u celini tako i pojedinih sektora, predložili smo korak-po-korak smernice za odabir prioriteta pri alokaciji agrarnog budžeta i istakli neka od značajnih pitanja državne podrške odabranih prioriteta. .