Direção e relevância do gasto social nos estados do maranhão, rio grande do norte e paraíba no período de 2015 a 2018

Abstract

Public spending is about public resources that are applied in social areas by state governments. The choice of this topic for research was due to the experience as a scientific initiation volunteer at the Observatory of the Public Fund, nucleus of study, research and extension of the Federal University Delta do Parnaíba (UFDPar). This study aimed to analyze the direction and relevance of social spending in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba and Maranhão, in the period from 2015 to 2018. The research methodology was based on bibliographic and documentary research, with the aim of carrying out a critical analysis of the direction and relevance of the social expenditures of the states mentioned above. In sum, the three states experienced real increases in the amount of public spending, allowing their nonfinancial expenses to increase in volume of resources and in participation in the total state expenditure. Regarding the destination of social resources Maranhão prioritized social spending on Environmental Management, Citizenship Law and Science and Technology; Paraíba prioritized social spending on Education, Health and Citizenship Rights; and Rio Grande do Norte prioritized social spending on Science and Technology, Environmental Management and Social Assistance.