Result Based Management Framework - METAC

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Assistance with the organizational restructuring of the MOF.
The TA on Budget Execution will produce the following outputs:
Assist the Treasury Department with developing fiscal reporting 7 .
Assistance in developing a cash planning function, starting with basic historical
analysis of monthly cash flows.
Training to ensure production of accurate government cash profile by week and
month over FY.
Assistance in developing detailed mapping methodology for compiling items and
data between the old and new budget classifications in order to minimize breaks in
historical data series.
Risks/Assumptions
Due to the unrest in the country, TA missions to Syria have stopped since 2011. Once the
situation permits, a diagnostic mission would be necessary to take stock of the previous
achievements and assess the capacity of the Ministry of Finance.
D. Revenue Administration
Past Activities
Since the establishment of METAC, Syria has benefited from substantial TA aimed at
strengthening the capacity of the tax administration in implementing an ambitious reform
program. During 2004-2005, and in coordination with FAD and donors (mainly EU),
several assessment visits took place to design the reform strategies and the preliminary
work program for key TA areas and topics.
Since 2006, TA in tax administration focused on the following main areas: (1) restructuring
and re-organization of the tax administration; (2) implementing a taxpayer
segmentation and establishing LTO and MTOs; (3) streamlining tax operations including
the development of a taxpayer numbering/identification system; and (4) simplifying tax
administration legislations in preparation of the implementation of self-assessment and
introduction of VAT.
Syria responded well to METAC’s TA and several key results have been achieved:
7 Examples of financial reports: budget implementation (budget revenues and expenditures), fiscal
performance (budget deficit/surplus position), monthly cash flow, end-of-year full budget implementation,
and final accounts.