Second Economic and Financial Management Project

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The Second Economic and Financial Management Project, is part of the assistance strategy for supporting improvements in the public expenditure management process in Uganda, and the project will improve the efficiency of Government planning/budgeting, financial management, and monitoring/evaluation processes. The components will: 1) support strengthening of central, and local government planning, and budgeting processes, through improved transparency, and accountability of budget, and public expenditure practices. Fiscal decentralization will be expanded, and effective linkages between national, and local government planning will be strengthened, as will recurrent, and development budget integration; 2) improve financial and accounting practices, through human resources capacity building, to improve financial management systems, and information, and enhance external auditing functions; 3) support capacity building to monitor the performance, and delivery service of public expenditure on living standards among various groups. This will include improved capacity of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, and implementation of the National Service Delivery Survey; 4) test the effectiveness of distance learning, through the construction of a learning center, equipment supply, and operational technical assistance. Co-financing from international agencies will complement the project.