Support for transparency and efficiency of public spending

IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC SPENDING

ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT

The main lines of action are focused on:

  • Digitalization and interconnection of the public expenditure control process:
    • Systematic verification of the availability of appropriations and the level of commitment of State spending.
    • Control of the expenditure circuit.
    • Real-time consultation and edition of financial statements.
    • Interconnection of the departments of the expenditure circuit, including the State Treasury, Department of Budgets, Financial Control and Autonomous Entities, Public Accounting, DGIC and General Directorate of Investment Planning.
    • User training.
    • Integrated Public Finance Management System (SIGFIP).
  • Implementation of an Intranet platform in the Ministry of Finance and Budgets.

In progress

STRENGTHENING THE STRUCTURES INTERNAL CONTROL CAPACITIES (DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL CONTROL)

These reinforcement activities will focus on:

  • Development of the DGCF control procedures manual and audit guides.
  • Capacity building through training activities for controllers, training and deployment of agents in sectoral ministries and equipment.
  • Implementation of an archiving system.

In progress

SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKILLS OF THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF AUTONOMOUS AGENCIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES FOR THE REDUCTION OF BUDGETARY RISKS

Among the main activities to be carried out are the following:

  • Inventory of the State's portfolio and the framework for monitoring public enterprises and autonomous entities.
  • Development of tools for monitoring the performance of public enterprises.
  • Training of the staff of the Department of Monitoring of Autonomous Entities.
  • Development of the capacities of the auditors of independent entities, including training in auditing, accounting and public finance.
SUPPORT FOR THE REFORM OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

The lines of action are based on:

  • Support for the establishment of a regulatory authority for public procurement.
  • Training of stakeholders.
  • Dissemination of updated texts.

Unrealized

CERTIFICATION SUPPORT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (EITI)

These activities include:

  • Development of an action plan for certification, including environmental and change management.
  • Preparation of audit reports.
  • Support from the EITI National Secretariat.

Unrealized

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT

Implementation of a specific continuous training system for public finance management:

The main activities will focus on:

  • Development of a specific continuous training program for the creation of the Public Finance Management Institute. It will be focused on executives of the Ministry of Finance and Budget.
  • Specialized training of 150 people (excluding the DGE) by sector of activity:
    • Telecom.
    • Commercial and production.
    • Banking and Insurance.
    • Hydrocarbons.
  • Training of inspectors by type of tax (VAT, personal income tax, corporate, local, property and special taxes).
  • Training of inspectors of the Department of Taxes (inspectors, agents and controllers of the DGIC).
  • Training for the executives, especially in the issuance of Treasury Bonds.

In progress

Provision of public finance management expertise

The experts will be directly involved in the training of trainers in at least the following areas of interest:

  • Taxation.
  • Customs.
  • Large companies.

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