strengthening budget execution, increasing the transparency of key budget processes and increasing the credibility of the budget; Strengthening fiscal policy – specifically strengthening revenue effort, improving the quality of expenditure, and improving the management of the civil service wage bill; and Promoting structural reforms relating to the business regulatory environment – specifically restructuring and privatising public enterprises and Cabinet approval of legislation to improve the ease of starting a business. INK375 Economic and Public Sector Jan 2012 $2,100,000 The program builds on work undertaken Active – Reform II Jun 2014 through the EPSM (INI190) Initiative. Activities under this program support implementation of the GoT’s economic and public sector reform program and include: A donor harmonisation adviser; Implementation support for the policy matrix through the AusAID-World Bank PF3 facility; Support for improved revenue management; An assessment of national systems; and Support for the GoT service restructure. INK890 Tonga Governance Jan 2013 $3,500,000 The program has the following Active – Strengthening Program Jan 2017 components: support to Parliament;
strengthening budget execution, increasing the transparency of key budget processes and increasing the credibility of the budget; Strengthening fiscal policy – specifically strengthening revenue effort, improving the quality of expenditure, and improving the management of the civil service wage bill; and Promoting structural reforms relating to the business regulatory environment – specifically restructuring and privatising public enterprises and Cabinet approval of legislation to improve the ease of starting a business. INK375 Economic and Public Sector Reform II Jan 2012 – Jun 2014 $2,100,000 The program builds on work undertaken through the EPSM (INI190) Initiative. Activities under this program support implementation of the GoT’s economic and public sector reform program and include: A donor harmonisation adviser; Implementation support for the policy matrix through the AusAID-World Bank PF3 facility; Support for improved revenue management; An assessment of national systems; and Support for the GoT service restructure. Active INK890 Tonga Governance Strengthening Program Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 $3,500,000 The program has the following components: support to Parliament; Active
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