Cape Verde - Enhancing Planning and Control to Increase Efficiency of Public Spending : Synthesis

A Public Expenditure Review (PER) update was conducted in 2006 which highlighted: (i) the large and increasing weight of non-discretionary expenditures in the total budget; (ii) the importance of improving coordination among the various planning in...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Public Expenditure Review
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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spelling okr-10986-30232021-04-23T14:02:06Z Cape Verde - Enhancing Planning and Control to Increase Efficiency of Public Spending : Synthesis World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY TO CITIZENS BUDGET CAPACITY DECENTRALIZATION ENERGY SECTOR RISKS FISCAL DEVELOPMENTS MACRO DEVELOPMENTS PENSION REFORM POVERTY REDUCTION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT A Public Expenditure Review (PER) update was conducted in 2006 which highlighted: (i) the large and increasing weight of non-discretionary expenditures in the total budget; (ii) the importance of improving coordination among the various planning instruments; (iii) the need to strengthen public finance management; (iv) the fiscal risks that emerge from the energy sector; and (v) the need to further progress with the pension reform. During 2006-07 the Government implemented several of the 2006 PER update recommendations. Building on the findings of the 2006 PER update, in mid 2007 the Government and the World Bank decided to prepare jointly an updated PER that would inform the preparation of the second Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (GPRSP-2) and the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS). The objectives of the PER were to: (i) examine recent macro and fiscal developments (chapter one and two); (ii) provide an update of the strengths and shortcomings of the public finance management system, the recent reforms implemented in this area and the new emerging challenges (chapter three); (iii) conduct an analysis of the fiscal decentralization issues, with particular emphasis on the municipalities' resources, expenditures, budget processes, capacity and systems, and accountability to the citizens (chapter four); and (iv) examine public expenditure issues in infrastructure, focusing on issues of adequacy, allocation and efficiency of spending in electricity, water, roads, air transportation, and ports (chapter five). 2012-03-19T17:22:29Z 2012-03-19T17:22:29Z 2009-02-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20090306011126 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3023 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review Africa West Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Cape Verde
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY TO CITIZENS
BUDGET
CAPACITY
DECENTRALIZATION
ENERGY SECTOR RISKS
FISCAL DEVELOPMENTS
MACRO DEVELOPMENTS
PENSION REFORM
POVERTY REDUCTION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY TO CITIZENS
BUDGET
CAPACITY
DECENTRALIZATION
ENERGY SECTOR RISKS
FISCAL DEVELOPMENTS
MACRO DEVELOPMENTS
PENSION REFORM
POVERTY REDUCTION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Cape Verde - Enhancing Planning and Control to Increase Efficiency of Public Spending : Synthesis
geographic_facet Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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description A Public Expenditure Review (PER) update was conducted in 2006 which highlighted: (i) the large and increasing weight of non-discretionary expenditures in the total budget; (ii) the importance of improving coordination among the various planning instruments; (iii) the need to strengthen public finance management; (iv) the fiscal risks that emerge from the energy sector; and (v) the need to further progress with the pension reform. During 2006-07 the Government implemented several of the 2006 PER update recommendations. Building on the findings of the 2006 PER update, in mid 2007 the Government and the World Bank decided to prepare jointly an updated PER that would inform the preparation of the second Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (GPRSP-2) and the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS). The objectives of the PER were to: (i) examine recent macro and fiscal developments (chapter one and two); (ii) provide an update of the strengths and shortcomings of the public finance management system, the recent reforms implemented in this area and the new emerging challenges (chapter three); (iii) conduct an analysis of the fiscal decentralization issues, with particular emphasis on the municipalities' resources, expenditures, budget processes, capacity and systems, and accountability to the citizens (chapter four); and (iv) examine public expenditure issues in infrastructure, focusing on issues of adequacy, allocation and efficiency of spending in electricity, water, roads, air transportation, and ports (chapter five).
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title Cape Verde - Enhancing Planning and Control to Increase Efficiency of Public Spending : Synthesis
title_short Cape Verde - Enhancing Planning and Control to Increase Efficiency of Public Spending : Synthesis
title_full Cape Verde - Enhancing Planning and Control to Increase Efficiency of Public Spending : Synthesis
title_fullStr Cape Verde - Enhancing Planning and Control to Increase Efficiency of Public Spending : Synthesis
title_full_unstemmed Cape Verde - Enhancing Planning and Control to Increase Efficiency of Public Spending : Synthesis
title_sort cape verde - enhancing planning and control to increase efficiency of public spending : synthesis
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