Program-target planning and forecasting
The article examines characteristics of special-purpose program of planning and forecasting, as a method of planning, which is based on the orientation of the activities to achieve these goals. In this method, the basis of the planning process is to define and set goals, and then to identify ways to achieve them. Thus the special-purpose program of planning is aimed at not just predicting the future state of the system, but also at drawing up a specific program in order to achieve their goals i.e. results. The article reveals the essence of the special-purpose program, and its use in different countries with highly developed market economies, its advantages and disadvantages compared to our republic and other countries. Besides, in the work it is noted that the global experience of budget reforms demonstrates the use of budgeting model in most developed countries, based on the results of the medium-term planning. It must be said that the model of budgeting is results-oriented; the principle of budgeting is based on the objectives and expected results of public policy. The paper emphasizes that the special-purpose program is one of the most common and effective methods of state regulation of the economy, applied in most different countries. This method involves plan development based on the objectives of economic development with further identifying and determining the effectiveness of ways and means to achieve them, and resource provision.