CHAPTER FOUR: ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT __________________________________________________________________________ In the area of reducing vulnerability to exogenous shocks  Establish sectoral policies to facilitate the development of growth-oriented project clusters and to promote high value-added production, and develop a policy for promoting exports, particularly in the agro-industrial sector.  Develop alternative energy sources like solar and biomass.  Promote the instrument for economic and financial surveillance of the environment with regard to the main sectors of activity, and ensure – in collaboration with the private sector – coordination at the national level. Objective 2: Implement sound, transparent and predictable government economic policies i. Summary of the CSAR 400. Improving efficiency and transparency in public administration, Parliament and taxation services With regard to public administration, the CSAR feels that “the smooth and transparent functioning of the public administration requires an appropriate institutional framework to coordinate and integrate administrative reform activities so as to better meet the needs”. As this framework does not exist or operate efficiently, the CSAR recommends a number of measures to make it operational and efficient. 401. With regard to the taxation services, the CSAR indicates two categories of tax reform measures that have been implemented. They are the reform of tax assessment and collection procedures, and the reform of procedures relating to land documents. In both cases, the objective is to increase internal revenue through modernising the tools and better knowledge of taxable goods. 402. Similarly, the CSAR recalls the reforms introduced for customs procedures, particularly for strengthening the control capacities of the customs services. The reform measures are mainly about modernising the computer system, streamlining customs operations, and controlling and monitoring operations in connection with both the payment and collection of customs revenue. 403. However, the CSAR points out that there are difficulties in implementing all these reform measures. This is because of the country’s economic situation in particular. Furthermore, customs and taxation services also suffer because of the general lax attitude in the country, particularly with regard to impunity. The CSAR also thinks that most of the texts in force are obsolete and need to be updated. 149