Public Sector Strengthening Program - APL1

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The objectives of the Public Sector Strengthening Program Adaptable Program Lending (APL) are to strengthen the institutions of the public administration of the province of La Rioja in Argentina, to promote effective and sustainable delivery of essential public services for human and productive development, to increase tax collection and improve expenditure quality, and to pilot improvements in public service delivery in the area of rural water management. This Project has two components. Component one comprises of implementation of the eligible expenditure programs. This component disburses to the provincial treasury against three eligible expenditure programs in the areas of (i) tax administration, (ii) expenditure quality, and (iii) public service delivery in rural water wanagement. Component two provides technical assistance in the project sectors in order to: (i) support the modernization of the borrower's tax administration function and related institutions, (ii) support the improvement of the borrower's quality and efficiency of expenditure programs, and (iii) support the development of a strategy to improve management of and access to water resources by dispersed rural population. This component also supports overall project coordination and supervision, and strengthens effectiveness and quality of project operation.