EXPECTED LONG-TERM BUDGETARY BENEFITS TO ROMA EDUCATION (BULGARIA – 2007)

This analysis estimates the expected long-term benefits to investing into Roma education in Bulgaria. By budget benefits we envisage the direct financial benefits to the education to the national budget. The basic perception is that investing extra money into Roma education would pay off even in fiscal terms. In order to be successful, investments should take place in early childhood. Successful investments are also expensive, but if it is done the right way, such investments compensate the costs in terms of extra tax benefits in the future. This study looks at the expected budgetary benefits of a successful investment.