Established the process of continuous review of the indicators of the Economic and Social Plan
(PES) during the Annual Review, based on the Memorandum of Understanding with the
Programme Aid Partners (PAPs), a process involving Government, Civil Society and Partners
cooperation, and
Developed a national document, with the participation of different development actors, on the
stage of implementation of the commitments on Aid Effectiveness, presented at the Fourth
High Level Forum in Busan16 and developed a national action plan.
156. There has been continuous capacity building related to work underpinning planning and
economic decisions, through:
Creation of a training program for the staff of MPD, MF and the Bank of Mozambique to
participate in different seminars and short courses organized by the IMF, World Bank, AERC,
University of Cape Town (South Africa);
Short-term training in the area of programming and macroeconomic management, monitoring
of fiscal and public debt sustainability analysis;
Implementation of technical assistance programs in the following areas: (i) public finance
statistics, (ii) planning and program budgeting, and (iii) tax reform (especially tax law regards
the tax treatment of mineral resource projects);
Prepared the Conceptual Model of the National Planning System;
Annual updates of the Medium Term Fiscal Framework as a framework guiding the planning of
public actions;
Approval by the Council of Ministers of the National Policy and Strategy for the Operation and
Maintenance of Public Infrastructure;
Design and Testing of a District Development Monitoring System (SMDD);
Reviewed and evaluated the National Population Policy;
Thematic studies carried out to guide public planning;
Creation of a database of Sector Policies and Strategies that are being used for the
Preparation of the National Development Strategy, and development of criteria for the
installation of Special Economic Zones and Industrial tax-free Zones;
157. Progress in the transition to program budgeting can be highlighted, as evidenced by the
following measures:
The structure of planning and budgeting by programs, is guided by allocating resources based
on an assumption of prioritization of strategic areas that can stimulate national production and
generate income and therefore increase welfare, as well as attracting foreign direct investment
that promotes multi-faceted, rapid and sustained development;
The methodology of planning and budgeting by programs was enhanced through the
development of performance indicators for evaluating the effectiveness of measures included in
the PES and monitoring the objectives of the Government's Five Year Program (QGP) and
PARP;
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IV High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan in 2011
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