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CHAPTER FOUR: ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT__________________________________________________________________________cases of over-invoicing and the charging of fictitious prices, and result in considerable savingsfor the state.In the same vein, the adoption of the Code on the Public Declaration of Assets by top civilservants, notably the president of the republic and ministers, is a commendable effort by thegovernment to dissuade those with malicious intentions. It requires top civil servants todeclare assets to the Supreme Court on assuming and leaving office. Unfortunately,according to stakeholders, the code is not effective. They revealed that the presentgovernment presented only a single document for all its members and that the document was,in any case, inaccessible to civil society.490. At a completely different level, it would be useful to go beyond the aspect ofcorruption relating to the abuse of public office by government employees fortheir own profit, as noted by the CSAR. In this respect, the CRM noted, duringdiscussions with stakeholders, that corruption in the form of vote-buyingduring elections was rampant in the society. Parliamentarians accept bribes tohave laws adopted that are favourable to certain social categories. The CRMconfirmed the existence of this form of corruption during its discussions withthe Bureau of the National Assembly. The argument put forward to justify thispractice is that, in several meetings of the legislature, no political partyrepresented at the National Assembly had a majority. Consequently, it becamedifficult to adopt laws without prolonged negotiations between the parties. Inthese negotiations, the minority political parties, aware of their importance forthe functioning of the National Assembly, demanded bribes to support billsproposed by the major parties.491. Other dimensions of corruption that should be emphasised are favouritism andthe predominance of family, ethnic or religious ties over merit. These are alsoforms of moral corruption that create an environment of frustration. They arealso eating into Benin‟s society, as was revealed in the discussions betweenthe CRM and the stakeholders.492. Money laundering is given very little attention in the CSAR. The CRM notesthe absence of both institutional and legal provisions at the national level forcombating this scourge. It is also an obstacle to economic development andincreases social inequalities and frustration. Furthermore, Guideline07/2002/CM/UEMOA of 19/09/2002, on the fight against money launderingin WAEMU member countries, has not yet been implemented in Benin.iii.Recommendations of the APR Panel493. In view of the negative impacts of corruption, its eradication has become amajor component of government policies and a key challenge to long-termdevelopment in Benin. Consequently, in order to reduce all forms ofcorruption, the APR Panel makes the following recommendations:Sign, ratify and implement all international and regional conventions onthe fight against corruption and money laundering, starting with thosementioned earlier. It is also necessary for Benin to develop effective174
CHAPTER FOUR: ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT__________________________________________________________________________institutional and legal frameworks to combat money laundering(government).Implement effectively the component of the decentralisation process on theallocation of financial resources (government).Commission a simulated study on the tax relief required to reduce the taxburden, while maintaining state revenues, and disseminate the relevanttexts (government).Implement the WAEMU texts on the transformation of the Chamber ofAccounts into an autonomous audit office, provide this controlling bodywith adequate and well-trained staff, and subsequently implementGuideline 07/2002/CM/UEMOA of 19/09/2002 on the fight against moneylaundering (government and the National Assembly).Strengthen the audit bodies of the state apparatus by fighting impunity foreconomic crimes, institute incentive bonuses for the staff of these bodies,and enhance the value of the control function of the legislature(government, the National Assembly and the Supreme Court).Commission an independent survey on corruption and money launderingin order to obtain quantified data on their scope and characteristics inBenin.Accelerate the examination and adoption, as a matter of priority, of the lawon corruption pending in Parliament in order to ensure its application(government and the National Assembly).Review the text on the declaration of assets by officials so as to make itsimplementation effective and public (government and the NationalAssembly).Strengthen the capacities of state revenue offices (in terms of staff andworking facilities), modernise their technical tools and, at the same time,simplify their procedures (government).Objective 5:Accelerate regional integration by participating in theharmonisation of monetary, trade and investmentpoliciesi. Summary of the CSAR494. Benin is a member of several regional integration groups, including WAEMU,ECOWAS and the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD). It is alsoa member of the AU. In the framework of the promotion of trade, the CSARnotes that Benin‟s national policy draws on WAEMU and ECOWAS tradepolicies. The key objectives of these two organisations are to increase intra-175
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COUNTRY FACT SHEETLocation:West Afr
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