The Republic of Uganda : Country Financial Accountability Assessment
This Country Financial Accountability Assessment (CFAA) is an update of the assessment done in 2001. It discusses progress made in the area of Public Financial Management (PFM) reforms since then, and provides a status-matrix in Appendix 1 on the...
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Format: | Country Financial Accountability Assessment |
Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2013
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4965393/uganda-country-financial-accountability-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14584 |
Summary: | This Country Financial Accountability
Assessment (CFAA) is an update of the assessment done in
2001. It discusses progress made in the area of Public
Financial Management (PFM) reforms since then, and provides
a status-matrix in Appendix 1 on the implementation of the
key recommendations of the 2001 CFAA. following are
recommendations noteworthy: streamline the requirements in
the budget process and improve contents of budget
performance reports; record and monitor all foreign
development assistance in the budget; approve and implement
the proposed new organizational structure of the Accountant
General's Office (AGO); improve the integrity of the
payroll system; secure funding for the roll out of the
Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS); enact
appropriate legislation to ensure the independence of the
Auditor General (AudGen); implement changes to the internal
audit function as required by the Public Finance and
Accountability Act (PFAA); strengthen various elements of
the oversight as well as legislative and public scrutiny
functions; strengthen monitoring of accountability of Public
Enterprises (PES) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs);
and enact the draft Accountants Bill which aims to
strengthen regulation of the accountancy profession. The
report focuses primarily on the execution and monitoring
phases of the budget cycle, and the oversight and
accountability frameworks. |
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