Multinational - Regional Institutional Support Project on Public Financial Governance

Project Summary

Approval Date	13 May 2016
Signature Date	06 Jul 2016
Planned Completion Date	30 Sep 2021
Last Disbursement Planned Date	30 Sep 2021
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Multi-Sector
DAC Sector Code	11330
Environmental Category	3
Commitment	U.A 2,608,000
Status	Completion

Project General Description

The proposed operation is a stand-alone Institutional Support Project designed to support African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) and Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) to strengthen their work on budget management and tax administration systems in member countries. It promotes peer learning, and exchange of information and knowledge through networking, partnership, and collaboration and partnerships. The project includes the following three components: (1) Improving budget transparency and accountability; (2) Improving tax administration and domestic resources mobilization capacity, and (3) project management support. The project will provide financial assistance to CABRI and ATAF to scale up their technical assistance and knowledge services to regional member countries in the areas of budget management and tax administration systems. The estimated total cost of the project, net of taxes and duties, is UA 5.278 million. It will be implemented over the period 2016-2018.

Project Objectives

The development objective of the proposed operation is to promote efficiency, transparency and accountability in management of public resources. The project specifically aims at stepping up Bank’s support to African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) in strengthening budget and tax administration reforms through technical assistance, knowledge and advisory services and peer learning among community of tax and budget practitioners in Regional Member Countries (RMCs).

Beneficiaries

The project’s direct beneficiary is African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF). ATAF will benefit in the form of financial assistance to scale up and deliver its mandate for capacity building of the network of senior tax administrators. Regional Member Countries (RMCs) will benefit indirectly from technical assistance and capacity building support provided by this network of tax administration.

Participating Organization

Implementing

African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF)

Funding

African Development Fund

Implementing

African Tax Administration Forum ATAF

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-Z1-K00-059
Last Update	22 Mar 2023

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Contact Details

Name	Evelynne Obonyo CHANGE
Email	e.change@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Multinational

Coordinates	Location Name
-25.74486 28.18783	Pretoria

Project Classification

Finance Type	Aid Grant Excluding Debt Reorganisation
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	Other Technical Assistance

Commitments

U.A 2,608,000

African Development Fund

U.A 2,608,000

Disbursements

Document Type	Language	Document
Appraisal report	en	Approved - Multinational - Institutional Support Project on Public Financial Governance RISPFG
Appraisal report	fr	Approuvé - Multinational - Projet d appui institutionnel régional dans le domaine de la gouvernance des finances publiques RISPFG
Evaluation Report	en	viewer
Expression of interest	en	viewer
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Expression of interest	en	EOI – Consultant Informal Sector Taxation - The African Tax Administration Forum ATAF
Expression of interest	en	EOI – Senior Consultant – Nexus between Tax Policy Tax Administration - The African Tax Administration Forum ATAF
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Expression of interest	en	EOI – Consultant- Tax Administration Systems - The African Tax Administration Forum ATAF
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General Procurement Notice	en	GPN - Regional Institutional Support Project on Public Financial Governance - RISPFG
Project Completion Report	en	viewer
Project Completion Report	fr	viewer

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value	Actual Year	Actual Value
Aggregate expenditure out-turn compared to original approved budget - Policy proposals	None	2016	Fiscal impact of policy proposals assessed	2022	Policy proposals are not linked to fiscal strategy
Improved comprehensiveness and public access to key fiscal information	None	2016	Improved public investment project selection framework developed by CABR	2022	Poor selection and planning of Investment projects
Effectiveness in collection or tax payments - Revenue	None	2016	Information on revenue collections available in Selected RMCs	2022	Weak revenue administration
Aggregate expenditure out-turn compared to original approved budget - variance	None	2016	Percentage reduction of variance between 2016 and 2018	2022	Aggregate out turn varies widely
Effectiveness in collection or tax payments - Tax payer	None	2016	Taxpayer education material tools developed and distributed to all TAF Members	2022	No tax payer education
Effectiveness in collection or tax payments - ICT systems	None	2016	An integrated ICT System developed and distributed to member States	2022	Lack of ICT systems especially at border points
Member countries established mechanisms for fiscal transparency and accountability partnerships and use of country systems by donors	None	2016	Guideline and action plan developed for use of country systems in Senegal	2022	Not Applicable
Establishment of PFM knowledge hub	None	2016	PFM Information Hub functional and used by RMCs	2022	CABRI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Number of networking and peer learning events	Number	2016	3.0	2022	3.0
Knowledge sharing events	None	2016	CABRI conference	2022	ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Case studies and report	Number	2016	2.0	2022	3.0
Number of report of practice on public investment management practice	Number	2016	1.0	2022	1.0
Member countries established mechanisms for fiscal transparency and accountability partnerships and use of country systems by donors	None	2016	Policy briefs on fiscal on fiscal transparency and accountability developed in 2018 by member countries	2022	NA
Research publications on tax administration - Informal sector taxation	None	2016	Informal sector taxation system guideline developed	2022	NA
Research publications on tax administration - Policy advisers	None	2016	Network of policy advisers and tax administration officers established	2022	NA
Research publications on tax administration - Taxpayer education tools	None	2016	Taxpayer education tools distributed to all ATAF Members	2022	NA
Number of report on efficient tax systems	Number	2016	1.0	2022	1.0
Periodic reports	Number	2016	Annual audit report, Bi-annual progress report, Impact/result assessment report	2022	NA
Annual report audit	Number	2016	1.0	2022	1.0
Bi-annual progress report	Number	2016	1.0	2022	1.0
Impact/result assessment report	Number	2016	1.0	2022	1.0