The social expenditure of the government of Mato Grosso do Sul (2013-2017)

Abstract

This research aimed to quantify and to analyze the social spending of the government of Mato Grosso do Sul in the period from 2013 to 2017. In the measurement of social expenditure, the functions Education, Culture, Health, Basic Sanitation, Work, Social Assistance and Security, Housing and Urbanism, Public Security, Judiciary and Essential to Justice, Environmental Management, Science and Technology, and Transport were considered. The results demonstrated that social spending of the government of Mato Grosso do Sul increased its relative participation in the total revenue, in the net current revenue and in the total expenditure, in real and per capita terms, despite the government’s budget deficit. The priority of the state government was social spending, associated with positive externalities, which contributed to the improvement of the population’s quality of life of this federative unit.

Keywords
fiscal federalism; public goods; political-administrative decentralization; fiscal decentralization