Lack of Fiscal Frameworks Hampers Health Spending Planning

The absence of a predictable fiscal framework has become one of the major handicaps for communities to make “appropriate” budgetary planning, which is crucial for funding health care, the sector that concentrates most of the investment on autonomous public accounts. The Independent Tax Accountability Authority (Airef) has once again raised its voice to call on governments to reform key aspects such as the funding system, the extraordinary mechan…