[{"bbox": [83, 105, 1146, 220], "category": "Text", "text": "Domestic resource mobilisation (DRM) as well as accountability and oversight have been mainstreamed into this modernisation agenda. The pandemic has negatively impacted the pace of reforms and a number of activities has been suspended or postponed due to social distancing measures and lockdowns. Authorities have also committed to accelerate reforms in the area of domestic revenue mobilisation as IMF urged fiscal consolidation to meet PCI targets."}, {"bbox": [83, 233, 1146, 318], "category": "Text", "text": "PFM reforms are supported by several development partners notably in the framework of a basket fund contributed by German and Belgian cooperation as well as side projects supported by British cooperation as well as the World Bank and the IMF."}, {"bbox": [83, 333, 1146, 390], "category": "Text", "text": "A public expenditure financial assessment (PEFA) is expected to be launched soon and the Delegation has indicated interest to contribute especially on some subnational components as well as on the gender budgetary sub-component."}, {"bbox": [83, 413, 1131, 472], "category": "Text", "text": "At local level Districts face important PFM constraints that impact on service delivery (Public Expenditure Survey and the annual Citizen scorecards rate agriculture services as the poorest of all sectors)."}, {"bbox": [83, 495, 768, 524], "category": "Text", "text": "To conclude, the PFM reform strategy is sufficiently relevant and credible."}, {"bbox": [146, 556, 647, 587], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.3.5. Transparency and Oversight of the Budget"}, {"bbox": [83, 621, 1148, 825], "category": "Text", "text": "In the latest available report on fiscal transparency, published by Open Budget Index (OBI) in early 2018, scores Rwanda at 22% in terms of fiscal transparency, significantly below the 36% scoring awarded to Rwanda in the previous assessment in 2015, (Open Budget Survey-OBS 2019), Rwanda has improved its fiscal transparency score from 22% to 39%. There is broad agreement among the development partners, however, that much more needs to be done to improve fiscal transparency in Rwanda. Moreover, the OBS report emphasises the importance of strengthening public participation in the budget process (the public participation sub-score of the transparency index is particularly low, at 15%)."}, {"bbox": [83, 879, 1146, 996], "category": "Text", "text": "The IMF has undertaken a Fiscal Transparency Assessment and identified a number of fiscal risks including government guarantees on SOEs. The IMF subsequently required the quantification of fiscal risks, the creation of a fiscal risk committee, the creation of a fiscal risk registry and the publication of a fiscal risk statement. Outstanding public guarantees are now reflected in the public debt."}, {"bbox": [83, 1009, 1146, 1093], "category": "Text", "text": "The Government presented their Budget Framework Paper (BFP) and medium-term budget estimates for fiscal years 21-22 and 23-24 to both chambers of Parliament in last May. 10 points for considerations have been presented in line with NST1 and Vision 2050."}, {"bbox": [83, 1109, 1050, 1138], "category": "Text", "text": "To conclude, the eligibility criteria for transparency and oversight of the budget can be considered as met."}, {"bbox": [72, 1179, 580, 1213], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [248, 1241, 655, 1274], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.1. Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [83, 1311, 1083, 1340], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective of this action is 'to consolidate the sustainable agricultural transformation in Rwanda'."}, {"bbox": [83, 1365, 472, 1393], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives of this action are:"}, {"bbox": [161, 1393, 1062, 1420], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Foster Rwanda's agricultural transition to socially and environmentally inclusive food systems,"}, {"bbox": [161, 1420, 736, 1446], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Ensure Rwanda's environmental and climate sustainability;"}, {"bbox": [83, 1471, 1081, 1500], "category": "Text", "text": "The induced Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are:"}, {"bbox": [159, 1524, 537, 1551], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Contributing to Specific Objective 1:"}, {"bbox": [196, 1577, 901, 1604], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 Increase of employment and income in rural areas for farmers and SMEs."}, {"bbox": [196, 1604, 1146, 1658], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2 Consolidation of inclusive, gender-sensitive and environmentally sustainable agricultural policies and high-value product value chains."}, {"bbox": [1040, 1663, 1158, 1688], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 30"}]