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Title: PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REFORMS in UGANDA


1
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REFORMS in UGANDA
  • A PRSC PERSPECTIVE
  • MARIUS KOEN
  •  
  • Financial Management Unit
  • AFRICA OPERATIONAL QUALITY KNOWLEDGE SECTOR

2
SUMMARY OF PRESENTATION
  • Nature of the PRSC
  • Structure of the PRSC Program
  • Main Actors in the PFM-sector
  • Historical perspective of PFM Analytics
    supporting reforms
  • Salient successes achievements during the PRSC
    Program
  • Developments influencing the direction of the
    PFM-reform program
  • Challenges for the sector

3
NATURE OF THE PRSC in UGANDA
  • A Grant/Credit of 150 mil. - Poverty Red.
    Support Opertn.
  • Annual, but based on a long-term perspective for
    poverty reduction
  • Support UG Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP)
  • Emphasize service delivery rural development
    (results-oriented, focused on outcomes benefiting
    the poor)
  • Partnership-oriented involving coordination of
    DPs
  • ADJUSTMENT OPERATION
  • SUPPORTED BY MOST DEV. PARTNERS

4
STRUCTURE OF THE PRSC PROGRAM
  • PILLAR 1 Framework for Econ. Growth
    Structural Transformation
  • PILLAR 2 Good Governance Security
  • PILLAR 3 Enhance Ability of Poor to Raise their
    Incomes
  • PILLAR 4 Increasing Quality of Life of the Poor
  • OTHER FOCUS AREAS
  • Infant Maternal Mortality Rates
  • Gender Issues
  • Results Orientation (ME)

5
MAIN ACTORS IN THE PFM-SECTOR
  • COORDINATED BY PEMCOM
  • Ministry of Fin, Planning Economic Dev.
    (MoFPED)
  • Accountant Generals Office
  • Treasury/Accounts Dept.
  • Internal Audit
  • Treasury Inspectorate
  • Office of the Auditor General
  • Min.of Local Govt. Inspectorate Deptartment
  • Ministry of Public Service
  • Development Partners

6
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF PFM ANALYITCS
SUPPORTING REFORMS
  • CFAA CPAR issued January 2001
  • HIPC Tracking Assessment in Fall 2001
  • HIPC Update in 2002
  • PEAP revision October 2003 (Govt. driven)

7
SALIENT SUCCESSES ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE PRSC
PROGRAM
  • Strengthened Legal Regulatory Framework
  • Info on Actual Spending on Frontline Basic
    Services using Expenditure Tracking Surveys
  • Established a PFM Sector Committee - PEMCOM
  • Procured IFMS
  • Quality Timely Audited Accounts (Central Govt.)
  • Improved Chart of Accounts (MDAs LAs) IPSAS
  • Improved CCS (AOs fully responsible under PFAA)
  • Capacity Building (EFMP II, LGDP FAP)
  • Training programs
  • Employment of graduates (support team)

8
SALIENT SUCCESSES ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE PRSC
PROGRAM (contd)
  • Improved Fin Reporting and Auditing at LAs
  • Strengthened Professionalised Internal Audit
  • Strengthened Capacity in OAG
  • Audit techniques
  • Training programs
  • VFM audits
  • IFMS preparation
  • Agreed Audit Strategy for over 900 (sub-counties)
  • Strengthened Capacity in PAC
  • Strengthen Accountability Issuing Treasury
    Memos
  • Regularized Unreconciled Accounts with BOU

9
DEVELOPMENTS INFLUENCING THE DIRECTION OF THE
PFM-REFORMS
  • Govt. PEAP Update of Oct 2003 to be finalised in
    2004
  • Updated CFAA, CPAR in January 2004
  • HIPC Tracking Assessment Update in Feb 2004
  • DFID Fiduciary Risk Assessment in Feb/March 2004
  • CIFA will take from CFAA,CPAR, PER, HIPC. One
    consolidated PFM Action Plan feeding into the
    Joint CAS as well as PRSC/PRBS by DPs

10
CHALLENGES FOR THE SECTOR
  • Enforcement of PFAA Regulations
  • Roll-out of IFMS
  • Re-organisation of Acc. Genls Office
  • Decentralisation of Internal Audit Function
  • Sustain Capacity Building Efforts
  • Resolve Independence Issue of Aud. Genl.
  • Implement Strategy for Audit of Local Govt.
  • PAC catch up with backlog and Treasury Memoranda
  • Improve Payroll Pension Systems
  • Development of Performance Indicators (ME)
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