Fiduciary Systems Assessment of the Oaxaca Water and Sanitation Sector Modernization Project
Public Financial Management of the Mexican Federal administration relies on open and orderly Financial Management (FM) systems based on a strong legal framework, policies, and procedures for execution of public expenditures. These FM country system...
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Format: | Other Financial Accountability Study |
Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19783262/oaxaca-water-sanitation-sector-modernization-program-fiduciary-stsyems-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20068 |
Summary: | Public Financial Management of the
Mexican Federal administration relies on open and orderly
Financial Management (FM) systems based on a strong legal
framework, policies, and procedures for execution of public
expenditures. These FM country systems are partially
replicated in the State of Oaxaca and, in particular, in the
Secretariat of Finance (Secretaria de Finanzas, SEFIN),
which will be coordinating the overall implementation of the
Program, and in the executing entities, the State Water
Commission (Comision Estatal de Agua, CEA) and the Oaxaca
Metropolitan Area Water Utility (SAPAO), which will be
responsible for carrying out technical activities under the
Program. Although SEFIN has limited experience in managing
Bank-financed operations, and CEA and SAPAO have no such
experience, the overall conclusion of the FM assessment is
that SEFIN, CEA and SAPAO1 have suitable financial
management arrangements, which include the key elements for
an adequate implementation of the Program, such as: (i) a
formal process of budget planning and execution based on
comprehensive legal and normative frameworks; (ii) the
approval of the State Expenditures Budget on an annual basis
by the State Legislature; (iii) an integrated budgeting and
accounting system (SINPRES), which allows for the management
and control of financial resources; (iv) organizational
structures with adequate segregation of duties, documented
in the appropriate Functions and Organizational Manuals, and
(v) experienced staff. |
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