The Amhara Regional Report : Public Finance Review

The Amhara Regional Report : Public Finance Review

The objective of this study is explore in depth public finance issues and their impact on decentralized service delivery at the regional and woreda level in Amhara region. The study is carried out as part of the federal and some regional case studi...

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Main Authors: Alebachew, Abebe, Alemu, Getnet
Format: Public Expenditure Review
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
BUDGETING
DECENTRALIZED SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SPENDING
REVENUE GENERATION
WOREDAS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/16216121/amhara-regional-report-public-finance-review
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12339
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spelling okr-10986-123392021-04-23T14:03:00Z The Amhara Regional Report : Public Finance Review Alebachew, Abebe Alemu, Getnet BUDGETING DECENTRALIZED SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SPENDING REVENUE GENERATION WOREDAS The objective of this study is explore in depth public finance issues and their impact on decentralized service delivery at the regional and woreda level in Amhara region. The study is carried out as part of the federal and some regional case studies designed to examine effectiveness of public finances of sub-national governments. This study was expected to (i) review the institutional arrangement for managing public finances at the regional level including policies, budgetary institutions, systems and processes; (ii) assess the level, trend, and composition of public spending (both functional and economic classification) in per capita terms over the past five years and identify key achievements and limitations; (iii) assess the level, trend, and, composition of revenue at the regional level and examine the financing framework, including ways to increase local revenue generation capacity; (iv) assess the role of external aid in supporting decentralized service delivery and the sustainability of the program in absence of external aid; (v) review the planning and budgeting process as well as the quality of PFM system; and (vi) data permitting, establish the link between the level of spending and the outputs and outcomes for selected sectors. The study used standard public financial process review methodologies used for undertaking PEFA assessments. The report reviewed the various studies, plans and performance reports of the various sectors in the regions between EFY 1997 and 2001. In addition, key informant interviews were carried out at bureaus levels and woreda offices of education, health, water, agriculture and rural development, finance and economic development, revenue, General Auditor, rural road and woreda administrations. 2013-02-13T20:20:19Z 2013-02-13T20:20:19Z 2010-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/16216121/amhara-regional-report-public-finance-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12339 English en_US Public expenditure review (PER); CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review Economic & Sector Work Africa Ethiopia
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topic BUDGETING
DECENTRALIZED SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SPENDING
REVENUE GENERATION
WOREDAS
spellingShingle BUDGETING
DECENTRALIZED SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SPENDING
REVENUE GENERATION
WOREDAS
Alebachew, Abebe
Alemu, Getnet
The Amhara Regional Report : Public Finance Review
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description The objective of this study is explore in depth public finance issues and their impact on decentralized service delivery at the regional and woreda level in Amhara region. The study is carried out as part of the federal and some regional case studies designed to examine effectiveness of public finances of sub-national governments. This study was expected to (i) review the institutional arrangement for managing public finances at the regional level including policies, budgetary institutions, systems and processes; (ii) assess the level, trend, and composition of public spending (both functional and economic classification) in per capita terms over the past five years and identify key achievements and limitations; (iii) assess the level, trend, and, composition of revenue at the regional level and examine the financing framework, including ways to increase local revenue generation capacity; (iv) assess the role of external aid in supporting decentralized service delivery and the sustainability of the program in absence of external aid; (v) review the planning and budgeting process as well as the quality of PFM system; and (vi) data permitting, establish the link between the level of spending and the outputs and outcomes for selected sectors. The study used standard public financial process review methodologies used for undertaking PEFA assessments. The report reviewed the various studies, plans and performance reports of the various sectors in the regions between EFY 1997 and 2001. In addition, key informant interviews were carried out at bureaus levels and woreda offices of education, health, water, agriculture and rural development, finance and economic development, revenue, General Auditor, rural road and woreda administrations.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review
author Alebachew, Abebe
Alemu, Getnet
author_facet Alebachew, Abebe
Alemu, Getnet
author_sort Alebachew, Abebe
title The Amhara Regional Report : Public Finance Review
title_short The Amhara Regional Report : Public Finance Review
title_full The Amhara Regional Report : Public Finance Review
title_fullStr The Amhara Regional Report : Public Finance Review
title_full_unstemmed The Amhara Regional Report : Public Finance Review
title_sort amhara regional report : public finance review
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/16216121/amhara-regional-report-public-finance-review
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12339
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