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Strengthening Public Financial Management II (SPFM II) Project

Project Details
Project ID P154401
Grant Amount USD $3.68
Implementing Agency PEFA Secretariat
Effective Date Jul 17, 2015
Closing Date Jul 31, 2017
Team Leader Mr. Franck Bessette
Description SPFM II would continue to improve expenditure control and enhance government accountability and transparency by strengthening the treasury system, improving financial reporting and building PFM capacity.
Objective The Project Development Objective (PDO) of SPFM II would continue to remain as that of SPFM, that is, “to improve expenditure control and enhance government accountability and transparency by strengthening the treasury system, improving financial reporting and building PFM capacity”.
Key Results

 

Project Development Objectives 

 Project Outcome      Indicators

                                Use of Project Outcome Indicators

To improve expenditure control and enhance government accountability and transparency by strengthening treasury system, improving financial reporting and building up PFM capacity.

Percentage of overall budget executed through the DTCOs where the TSA system has been implemented

Improved Budget management, real time monitoring and enhanced implementation. Improvement in cash management practices. Consolidation of bank accounts ploughs back unutilized money from spending units in treasury, provides more fiscal space and leads to better cash management.

Budget Execution Reports and Financial Statements produced on a real time basis by the TSA system in the district and central systems.

 

Real time budget availability checks at DTCOs eliminate unauthorized expenditures and therefore lead to better fiscal controls. Real time information on budget implementation assists line managers to take informed decisions. 

 

Consolidated financial statements for  Pilot Ministries prepared in accordance with Part 1, Cash IPSAS

Enhanced transparency and qualitative financial reporting leads to better managerial decision making and allocative efficiency.

 

 

Numbers of research studies into high priority PFM areas completed and disseminated; and PFM capacity of staff built

Local research and analysis help decision makers in taking practical actions to tackle issues and challenges related to public financial management.

PFM accreditation courses designed and courses initiated

Improved Sustainability of the TSA system

 

System based monitoring of IT networks and devices - network enhancement will enable remote monitoring and auto switching with better system availability. IT Strategy, organization structure and detailed plan prepared and implemented - which will FCGO to discharge its functions effectively and efficiently. IT audits will help make environment and landscape more secure and identify issues that need resolution.

Improved quality of the in-year and end-of-the-year financial statements

Roll out of Revenue Management Information System (RMIS) at districts and paying centers will help faster accurate and reconciled reports on revenue side.

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