Budget deficits

Among all the regional agreements, the Flemish one sadly stands alone when it comes to numerically clarifying the way politicians are going to manage public money. Imposing the improvement of the annual productivity of all public services and having public servants deciding by themselves how to reach these objectives definitely is a practice to recommend. And it goes without saying that this method has already been successfully tested abroad. The Itinera axes for modern and better public authorities are already a first step towards a culture of evaluation, which enables public performance to be improved by objectively evaluating the impact, the quality and the efficiency of public actions and to inform citizens about quality and results. Results, more than necessities, should determine budget allocations. .