provide the overall macro-economic policy and planning frameworks for stimulating
growth and eradicating poverty. A popular version of PASDEP was prepared in the
different languages of the regional states and widely disseminated by the Poverty
Action Network (PANE). The SDPRP and PASDEP Annual Progress Reports
(APR) are prepared and disseminated at multi-stakeholder fora.
345 In addition, government has continued more aggressively with its fiscal
decentralisation and other related Public Sector Reform programmes to improve
public service efficiency and effectiveness at the Federal, regional, woreda
and kebele levels. The second phase of decentralisation at woreda levels is in
implementation since 2002. Regional constitutions were also revised to facilitate
the decentralisation process; these provide powers and responsibilities to woreda
administrations to exercise self-administration, facilitate local development,
levy duties and taxes, prepare and administer their own budgets. In addition,
key provisions and processes were established to ensure consultations with all
stakeholders in economic policy making. Tools like the Budget Information System
(BIS) and the Budget Disbursement Account (BDA) also enhanced transparency
and accountability. The BIS and the BDA have since been upgraded into the
Integrated Budget and Expenditure (IBEX) system.
346 Other legal frameworks ensuring transparent, credible, and sound economic
policy implementation include the Proclamation on the definition of power and
duties of the executive organs (04/1995); the Federal Government of Ethiopia
Financial Administration Proclamation No. 57/1996; the Council of Ministers
Financial Regulations No.17/1997; the Federal Government of Ethiopia
Proclamation establishing the Office of the Federal Auditor-General No. 68/1997;
the Proclamation on the establishment of Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission
(235/2001); the Federal Government of Ethiopia Proclamation Determining
Procedures of Public Procurement and Establishing its Supervisory Proclamation
No. 430/2005; and, the Federal Public Procurement Directive, MOFED, July 2005.
The CSAR notes that existing legal provisions suffice for Ethiopia to fully observe
the codes and standards of good practice in this area while pointing out some
implementation constraints. However, the CSAR does not give detailed information
on the expenditure and revenue mobilisation frameworks.
II.
Findings of the CRM
Institutional Framework
347
The CRM notes the adequacy of institutional and legal frameworks in place for
implementing sound and credible economic policies, as well as the degree of
transparency in formulating and implementing such policies. The issues were
examined in the following context:
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