Sixth Quarterly Report, February - April 2011 - Eng - Frp2.org

Work Area
USAID Jordan Fiscal Reform II Project
Planed
delivery date
Comments
Economic and public policy advisory support 31-Oct-11 In Progress
Budgetary impact of capital projects advisory support 31-Oct-11 In Progress
Mega-projects advisory support 31-Oct-11 In Progress
Legal advisory support 31-Oct-11 In Progress
Unanticipated work 31-Oct-11 In Progress
Implementation of Assessment Recommendations
for the Studies and Economic Policies Directorate
(SEPD) - Phase 2
31-Oct-11
Support re-organization of SEPD 31-Oct-11
Approval from counterparts on re-organization plan 1-Mar-11 Delayed – Waiting for
counterpart’s final approval
Ongoing support to streamline transition 31-Oct-11
Capacity building to support analytical capabilities at
SEPD
31-Oct-11
Respond to demand for SEPD analysis 31-Oct-11 In Progress
Initiate joint analytical work with SEPD 31-Oct-11 In Progress
Develop studies on social expenditures, sectoral
expenditures, and poverty impact
Review Medium Term Fiscal Framework and
Modeling
31-Oct-11 In Progress
30-Oct-11
Build Annual Macro-Model 30-Dec-10 Completed
Build Quarterly Macro-Model 29-Apr-11 Completed
Review and update Revenue Forecasting Model 31-Aug-11 In Progress
Review and update the MTFF process 30-Oct-11 In Progress
Out-of-Country Training as needed 9-Jul-11
In-Country training as needed 16-Oct-11
Design and preparatory work for advanced Tax Policy
Analysis Training Program
24-Mar-11 Delayed
Advanced Tax Policy and Analysis Training Program 14-May-11 Delayed
Design and preparatory work for Fiscal Decentralization
Training
13-Jan-11 Cancelled
Fiscal Decentralization Training 20-Jan-11 Cancelled
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