Enhancing spending efficiency at regional level (Brussels) TSI-2022-SRBEBXL-IBA

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The objective of the research and activities in this project is to help build the capacity of Brussels Capital Region to institutionalize spending reviews and integrate them into the preparation of annual and multi-annual budgets. The expected result of the work is increased quality of public spending in the Brussels Capital Region. The work will contribute towards implementation of reforms linked to commitments made by the Government of Belgium within the national recovery and resilience plan. The main activities involve the development of a methodology for how to approach spending reviews; capacity building training to staff of relevant authorities in the Brussels Capital Region on how to launch and carry out a spending review; organizing seminars to government officials in the Brussels Capital Region to create awareness of spending reviews and increase ownership; capacity building support to assist the authorities in carrying out sectorial spending reviews in 2022; recommendations for governance mechanisms to ensure consistent implementation of spending reviews in the region; policy recommendations for systematic inclusion of the outcome of spending reviews into annual/multi-annual budget planning; and input into the spending review ex-post analysis.