Evaluation of budget support in Mozambique

The evaluation of the effects and impacts of budget support is gaining increasing significance at the international level. This evaluation builds upon four recent evaluations of general and sector budget support in Tanzania, Mali, Tunisia and Zambia, which have provided the basis of a synthesis note on budget support, as discussed at the High Level Conference in Busan. Its principal objective is to assess to what extent general and sector budget support in Mozambique, conducted from 2005-2012, have contributed to sustainable results on growth and poverty reduction. Notably, the evaluation considers the support provided by a joint donor group of signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the provision of the Plano de Acçaõ para a Redução da Probreza Aboluta (PARPA) and its follow up programmes over the period. The evaluation assesses the causal linkages between the key changes at the outcome and the impact level and the provision of general and sector budget support, considering not only the effects of the fund flows but also the effects of the related policy dialogue processes, and the associated technical assistance and support to capacity development. In analysing these causal linkages, it considers how budget support has been provided, assessing the predictability of the funding flows and the extent of harmonisation across different budget support operations and with other aid modalities, and the degree of alignment to Government policies and to national systems and processes.


Project Details
Country MOZAMBIQUE
Start date 2013.03.26
End date 2014.09.15
Client EC
Sector MACRO/PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGMENT
Sub-sector Budget Support
Ref. ADE A458-008