Result Based Management Framework - METAC

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Regional workshops on external statistics methodologies (BPM6), forthcoming
updated External Debt Guide).
Risks/Assumptions
The authorities (CBJ, DOS, and MOF) remain committed to implement missions’
recommendations and to allocate sufficient resources to the compilation of their
respective statistics. Institutional knowledge needs to be maintained through a low
turnover of staff.
C. Public Financial Management
Past Activities
Jordan received TA from FAD since late 2003 with the assignment of two peripatetic
advisors following up on two previous missions in November 2002 and March 2004
(jointly with the WB). The first mission drafted an action plan for TSA implementation;
the second mission had a broader PFM scope (TSA, budget classification, accounting
reform, and GFMIS). First, FAD assisted the MOF with TSA through a peripatetic
advisor (May 2006), followed by a METAC advisor in June 2008 and February 2009.
METAC also provided guidance on TSA-related accounting issues and GFMIS, both
reforms mostly handled by USAID until now and METAC provided TA on commitment
control system 4 and on capital expenditure budgeting 5 .
The January 2011 FAD/METAC/WB mission updated the action plan, and elaborated on
the recommended reform measures in the budget preparation and treasury areas. The
revised plan also identifies existing and currently planned donor support in PFM by the
IMF, including METAC and the WB, as well as by USAID, EU, and the German
Development Agency (GIZ).
Since 2011, METAC assisted the authorities in establishing a well-managed and
systematic process for review of expenditure policies within the General Budget
Department (GBD), as part of the annual budget preparation cycle and to build capacity
within GBD for undertaking these reviews, through the use of international good
practices involving especially cost-effective, cost-benefit and policy evaluation methods.
4 The mission developed an action plan adequately scheduled to match the GFMIS roll out planned in 2012.
This program is still under construction.
5 Recommendations and a timeframe for strengthening capital budget preparation have been developed with
TA from METAC.