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LESOTHO APRM PROCESS

LESOTHO APRM PROCESS. National Program of Action: Funding and Implementation. Technical National APRM Workshop on “ Harmonizing the Lesotho APRM NPoA with the existing Development Strategies and the MTEF and Budget ” Max Ochai MASERU, Lesotho February 27, 2014. Presentation. Purpose:

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LESOTHO APRM PROCESS

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  1. LESOTHO APRM PROCESS National Program of Action: Funding and Implementation Technical National APRM Workshop on “Harmonizing the Lesotho APRM NPoA with the existing Development Strategies and the MTEF and Budget” Max Ochai MASERU, Lesotho February 27, 2014

  2. Presentation • Purpose: • To share Ugandan experience in funding and implementation of APRM NPoA • To inform the Lesotho case

  3. The Word • Effective implementation of a SMART NPoA can improve state of governance and accelerate socio-economic development: • Apply same macro-fiscal framework to NSDP – inclusive of NPoA - and MTEF • Undertake MTEF process to implement NSDP • Execute a comprehensive budget

  4. Outline • Introduction • Uganda: planning and budgeting processes • NPoA in Practice • Ugandan • Key Challenges and Lessons • Effort • Some Recommendations • Lesotho • Conclusion

  5. 1. Introduction • Dove-tail • Planning process • Evaluation • Macro-economic analysis • Situation analysis • Prioritization[...NDP confronts Budget...] • Setting resource ceilings • Estimation of resource envelope • Public expenditure review • Budgeting process • Rationale for merger of Planning and Fiscal Authorities

  6. 1. Introduction Cont’d • Budget • annual plan • Statement of expenditure and its funding • according to IMF (2001) GFS Manual: • Revenues (Tax, Non-tax and Grants) • Expenditure • Financing (Loans) • G = T + A + D

  7. 2. Uganda: NPoA in Practice • Total cost estimated at US$ 4.9 billion, 2008/09 to 2010/11 Fiscal Years • NB: NPoA was NOT resource-constrained

  8. 2. …Practice Cont’d • Sources of Funds • Domestic: • National Treasury • MDAs - own receipts • LGs - own collections • External: • Development Partners • Multi-lateral • Bilateral

  9. 2. …Practice Cont’d • Uses of Funds • Budgetary: • Subjected NPoA to national, sectoral and sub-national re-prioritization process • Provided for implementation of NPoA in National Budget, within MTEF • Extra-budgetary: • Discretionary

  10. 2. …Practice Cont’d • Disbursements • National Budget: • Annual and Quarterly Workplans • Annual and Quarterly Requisitions • Annual and Quarterly Progress Reports • Extra-budget: • Annual and Quarterly Workplans • Annual and Quarterly Requisitions • Annual and Quarterly Progress Reports

  11. 2. …Practice Cont’d • Implementation • Government had primary responsibility • MDAs • LGs • Auxiliary • Private sector – in part, service delivery • Civil society – mainly advocacy • The media – principally watch-dog

  12. 2. …Practice Cont’d

  13. 2. …Practice Cont’d • Capacity • Institutional: • Policies, laws, guidelines, organizations, etc. • Human: • Technical officers and experts • Financial: • Own and other funds

  14. 2. …Practice Cont’d • Risks and Mitigation • Perceived Risks • Failure to mobilize adequate funds (Low) • Inability to build requisite capacity (Low) : • Implementation • M&E • Reporting • Mitigation Measures • Re-prioritization of critical tasks • Issuance of performance contracts

  15. 3. Challenges and Lessons • Key Challenges • Constrained resource envelope • assumed full support of Development Partners; and • Low planning/implementation capacity • prioritization, prioritization, prioritization

  16. 3. … Lessons Cont’d • Effort • Treasury Single Account system • Introduced in Government • MTEF • Multi-sectoral, -institutional and -year • Capacity-building and -development

  17. 3. … Lessons Cont’d • Lessons • Funding: • Pooled all funds into a single account • Disbursed funds from the same account • Implementation: • budget basics enhanced implementation of MTEF • Managed policy and planning at sector level • Adopted single budget agency, responsible for co-ordination of NDP, as well

  18. 4. Some Recommendations • Lesotho NPoA • Total cost estimated at US$ 200.1 million, over medium-term • Cost was NOT resource-constrained

  19. 4. … Recommendations Cont’d • To the Kingdom in the Sky: • Adopt one comprehensive National Plan • Inclusive of APRM NPoA • Use one macro-fiscal framework to constrain both National Plan and MTEF • Open budgeting process to stakeholders • Apply MTEF process to cover all sectors • Execute one comprehensive budget

  20. 5. Conclusion • NPoANDP • Thematic Paper on Governance • NDPMTEF • Budget Framework Papers • MTEFBudget • Budget Call Circulars

  21. 5. Conclusion Cont’d • Effective implementation of a SMART NPoA can improve state of governance and accelerate socio-economic development in Lesotho: • Apply same macro-fiscal framework to NSDP – inclusive of NPoA - and MTEF • Undertake MTEF process to implement NSDP • Execute a comprehensive budget

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