Making Budget Reform Matter for Poverty Reduction: Focusing and Integrating Reform in Armenia

Presenter: Matthew Andrews, Public Sector Management Specialist, ECSPE
Comments and country examples: 1) Sudharshan Canagarajah, Senior Economist, ECSPE; 2) Marcelo Andrade, Sr. Country Economist, AFTP4
 
Chair: Vera Wilhelm, Senior Economist, PRMPR
 
When: Monday, December 19, 12.30 - 2.00 pm
Where: Room "L" U Bldg, 3rd Floor, 1800 G St.

The allocation of the budget is a key instrument for governments to promote economic development and reduce absolute poverty. Moreover, the national budget can play a key role in providing accountability on the use of  resources to domestic and external stakeholders. However, annual PRSP progress reports have shown that in many countries, fragmented budgets, misalignment of PRS and budget cycles, lack of budget discipline, and an exclusive focus on inputs are among the factors that undermine the ability of budget systems to prioritize spending and generate performance feed back that would help to improve outcomes. This session will look at the experience of Armenia and its efforts to implement poverty reduction objectives through a better integrated policy planning and budget process. Examples from Uganda and Ghana will also be provided.

Background Materials

• Background and Summary of an Integrated PFM Model (36kb PDF)

Presentation

• Focusing and Integration PEM Reforms to Ensure They "Matter"  (102kb PPT)
• PEM Developments in Ghana (163kb PPT)

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