Economic and Financial Governance Project

active

Prospective

Component 1: Strengthen Tax Administration (US$ 3.60 million), The objective of this component is to provide the technical assistance (TA) required to improve tax formulation and the efficiency of tax collection. It includes (i) Creation and operationalization of the tax policy unit (TPU); (ii) DGI capacity need assessment, (iii) Support to design and implement tax compliance improvement plan, and (iv) Implementation of the remaining ITAS modules including e-services (e-filling, e-declaration, and e-payments), and integrating the platform with other PFM systems. Component 2: Strengthen public expenditure management and core government systems (US$ 13.72 million)The objective of this component is (i) to support the on-going efforts of the Government of Djibouti to modernize the budget preparation and execution processes by rendering them more efficient and transparent and (ii) continue building the GovTech foundations initiated under the previous project "PAMAP" and support the implementation of key governments financial management platforms including the IFMIS, and the HRMIS/payroll systems. These systems will support the PFM processes and the production of fiscal information through efficient reporting.Component 3: Strengthen oversight of public finances (US$ 1.38 million)The objective of this component is to increase transparency in public expenditure management through institutional capacity building. The project will finance technical assistance to reinforce the Supreme Audit Institution and support the operationalization of the SOE Oversight Entity (SEPE) reporting to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Component 4: Project management (US$ 1.30 million)The Project will finance the operating cost of the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) located within ANSIE. The PCU will oversee the coordination and management of the project implementation. Activities to finance will include (i) the development of annual work programs and corresponding Procurement Plans (PPs), (ii) the management of fiduciary and monitoring activities, (iii) the coordination of technical work and the provision of support services to the specialized units within the relevant ministries, (iv) the monitoring of and reporting on the implementation of the project’s activities, (v) the payment of the activities related to project coordination and monitoring, as well as project audit. The project will support the establishment of institutional arrangements including an entity "Integrated PFM Reform Project Management Unit - (UGP- RGFP)" to oversee and coordinate all PFM reform activities in Djibouti.

Public Administration

World Bank Group

Project

Commercial, Government