Table 1: Summary of CPS Results Matrix Program Evaluation (FY07-FY15) WB Strategy Outcomes Intermediate Progress and Status as of Now Lessons Learned World Bank Program Indicators and Milestones PILLAR 1: Fiscal Consolidation and Improving Public Sector Efficiency (Satisfactory) Improved fiscal DPL series supported the Some of the indicators Lending: There was no management by making Government with supported through DPL series DPL series (1,2,3,4), intermediate indicators. the MTEF operational implementation of MTEF and were adjusted during the crisis Public Sector preparation of Program period have and most of them Performance DPL (1,2) (Achieved) Based Budgeting (PBB) in have been achieved. 2007/08 budget. In addition, The reform AAA/TA: Government’s PEFA report 2011 also program through DPL was CEM, Exchange rate helped to improve the policy maintained even after the and output fluctuations dialogue. financial crisis. in a small open A fully-fledged Program Programmatic series was economy, PER, ROSC, Based Budgeting (PBB) flexible in responding to the Civil Service Reform embedded in a three year needs of the country. Policy Note, Mauritius Bank’s MTEF has been applied for response to the crisis was time Growth and Shared the budgeting framework for bound. Prosperity, Building Central Government since strong Analytical Capacity to Government’s 2008/2009. commitment and leadership at raise Public Sector The effectiveness of the the design and implementation Efficiency, SOE’s PBB-MTEF continues to be of the policy reform have been fiscal risks, public improved. The government important in implanting the sector performance- continues to place emphasis reform agenda. monitoring and on the preparation of line Since the country moved to the evaluation. ministry strategies that are second generation reforms, fully consistent with the PBB engagement with sector template and also improve ministries should be deepened the linkages between the to ensure ownership of the ministry plans with reform plan at the ministries macroeconomic projections, level. fiscal strategy and budget process. Improved budgeting from an input based annual exercise to a performance based multi-annual exercise linking
Table 1: Summary of CPS Results Matrix Program Evaluation (FY07-FY15) WB Strategy Outcomes Intermediate Indicators and Milestones Progress and Status as of Now Lessons Learned World Bank Program PILLAR 1: Fiscal Consolidation and Improving Public Sector Efficiency (Satisfactory) Improved fiscal management by making the MTEF operational (Achieved) There was no intermediate indicators. DPL series supported the Government with implementation of MTEF and preparation of Program Based Budgeting (PBB) in 2007/08 budget. In addition, PEFA report 2011 also helped to improve the policy dialogue. A fully-fledged Program Based Budgeting (PBB) embedded in a three year MTEF has been applied for the budgeting framework for Central Government since 2008/2009. The effectiveness of the PBB-MTEF continues to be improved. The government continues to place emphasis on the preparation of line ministry strategies that are fully consistent with the PBB template and also improve the linkages between the ministry plans with macroeconomic projections, fiscal strategy and budget process. Improved budgeting from an input based annual exercise to a performance based multi-annual exercise linking Some of the indicators supported through DPL series were adjusted during the crisis period have and most of them have been achieved. The Government’s reform program through DPL was maintained even after the financial crisis. Programmatic series was flexible in responding to the needs of the country. Bank’s response to the crisis was time bound. Government’s strong commitment and leadership at the design and implementation of the policy reform have been important in implanting the reform agenda. Since the country moved to the second generation reforms, engagement with sector ministries should be deepened to ensure ownership of the reform plan at the ministries level. Lending: DPL series (1,2,3,4), Public Sector Performance DPL (1,2) AAA/TA: CEM, Exchange rate and output fluctuations in a small open economy, PER, ROSC, Civil Service Reform Policy Note, Mauritius Growth and Shared Prosperity, Building Analytical Capacity to raise Public Sector Efficiency, SOE’s fiscal risks, public sector performance- monitoring and evaluation.