Regulatory Policy Scan of Bulgaria

Abstract

Responding to today’s dynamic and complex policy problems puts significant pressure on governments indelivering on their policy goals and mandates. Improving public governance and public sector effectivenessis critical if governments are to ensure they meet their citizens’ expectations. There are number of areas where governments can focus efforts. This set of public governance scans focuses on three of them. First, it is important to reaffirm and communicate core public sector values and ethics, including integrity, to counter decreasing levels of public trust in institutions and enhance the ability of integrity frameworks to control corruption. Second, to overcome complex and multi-faceted challenges, the government must be able to prioritise among high-level policy objectives, and the centre of government (CoG) must have the capacity to lead and co-ordinate strategic planning, policy design and implementation across government. Third, sound regulatory frameworks and policies are essential for improving the functioning of the public sector as a whole, implementing government objectives, and delivering better economic and social outcomes for citizens and business.