Managing Public Resources for Service Delivery

The development objective of the Managing Public Resources for Service Delivery Project for Mozambique is to improve domestic tax management, budget execution, and transparency and accountability in the management of public resources. The project comprises of five components. The first component is strengthening domestic tax management. It consists of following sub-components: (i) reinforcing tax administration; and (ii) incentives for strengthening domestic revenue management. The second component is enhancing public expenditure management and control. It consists of following sub-components: (i) institutional capacity building for the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF); (ii) strengthening internal audit arrangements; and (iii) incentives for improved expenditure management and control. The third component is improving independent external oversight. It consists of following sub-components: (i) support for external audit; (ii) enhancing social accountability and citizen engagement; and (iii) strengthening state-owned enterprise (SOE) oversight. The fourth component is project management. The project will also hire an independent verification agent for the purpose of certifying the achievement of the performance-based condition (PBC) targets annually. The fifth component, contingency emergency response component (CERC) will facilitate access to rapid financing by reallocating uncommitted project funds in the event of a natural disaster, either by a formal declaration of a national or regional emergency or upon a formal request from the Government of Mozambique (GoM).