Publication: The Republic of Uganda - Public Expenditure Review : Report on the Progress and Challenges of Budget Reforms
Date
2002-09-23
ISSN
Published
2002-09-23
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This PER emphasizes the importance of
the government and its development partners developing a
systematic program and a sequenced approach to address
identified concerns to allow Uganda to achieve
macrostability, fiscal sustainability, and poverty
reduction. The report is organized in seven chapters.
Chapter 1 discusses the macro challenges Uganda faces and
how these are linked to fiscal considerations.
Macrostability has largely been achieved with satisfactory
growth rates higher than in the previous year. But the
unprecedented terms of trade shock has resulted in the
decline of total receipts from exports. The reduction of
foreign exchange revenues in combination with lower revenue
collections has led to fiscal constraints. Chapter 2 notes
the need to ensure stakeholder contribution to the budget
process and to improve quality of budget planning, choices,
and predictability. Chapter 3 analyzes the health,
education, and water and sanitation sectors and describes
the great progress made in aloocative efficiency --although
these sectors are experiencing major challenges in achieving
operational efficiency. Chapter 4 discusses how the
government has "commitment control systems (CCSs)"
to address the problem of arrears. Chapter 5 identifies how
Uganda uses tracking systems to identify problems in flow of
funds. Chapter 6 discusses the growing challenges for budget
preparation, execution, and monitoring at the local
government level. Chapter 7 draws conclusions.
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“World Bank. 2002. The Republic of Uganda - Public Expenditure Review : Report on the Progress and Challenges of Budget Reforms. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15336 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”