[{"bbox": [83, 104, 1146, 186], "category": "Text", "text": "the implementation of city council's budgets and plans¹². Despite their low share, own source revenues have not reached their full potential. The 2021/22 budget emphasizes the need to strengthen domestic revenue collection and administration, with an emphasis on the use of ICT systems."}, {"bbox": [83, 191, 1146, 325], "category": "Text", "text": "The analysis concludes on the opportunity to seize the benefits of this rapid urbanisation by supporting a more sustainable and inclusive urban development in selected cities, focusing on provision of green infrastructure, disaster risk reduction and preparedness, local economic development and improved public service delivery and (e-) governance. The aim would be to support targeted cities to reverse the trend of unplanned and unmanaged urban growth which if left unchecked could hamper the delivery of major development goals."}, {"bbox": [83, 330, 1146, 383], "category": "Text", "text": "In this first phase of the Team Europe initiative, the cities of Mwanza and Tanga, in tandem with Pemba, have been selected. This choice was discussed and agreed with the Government of Tanzania¹³."}, {"bbox": [83, 384, 1146, 544], "category": "Text", "text": "A community-centered approach and the adoption of a participatory framework will allow to engage all key stakeholders of the community and the city, from the local institutions, to governmental and non-governmental organizations, private sector, tourism actors, environmental organizations, civil societies, and broader beneficiaries, in a collaborative exercise. This engagement will help define and co-design the uses and the urban functions, identify the landmarks and cultural tangible and intangible attractions recognized by the community and the city, and possibly offer an exclusive cultural experience to visitors and tourists. Main stakeholders are the following:"}, {"bbox": [83, 544, 1146, 729], "category": "Text", "text": "**Public sector and local communities:** the primary target group is the local government authorities (LGAs) and local urban communities in selected cities of Mwanza, Tanga and Pemba. The LGAs are the main beneficiary institutions while the local urban communities, especially youth and women are the main beneficiaries of the Action. Tanzanian public sector/national institutions, both on the Mainland and in Zanzibar, such as the President's Office Regional Administration and Local Government, which is the ministry responsible for LGAs, Ministries of Water in charge of water authorities (in particular in Mwanza, Tanga and Pemba), Works and Transport, Finance and Planning, Gender and Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development."}, {"bbox": [83, 729, 1146, 913], "category": "Text", "text": "**Private sector:** Investors as well as Micro Small and Medium Size Enterprises (MSMEs) will be the main private target group under this action. MSMEs may receive specific support for their development¹⁴. Local business organisations, either public (e.g. Tanzania Investment Centre) or private (e.g. Tanzania Private Sector Foundation, Tanzania Confederation of Industries, Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture), will be involved/ consulted. Tanzanian banks and other local financial institutions are potential providers of financial products to local businesses. The Action will support design of specific financial products for young/female entrepreneurs and promote financial inclusion for vulnerable communities."}, {"bbox": [87, 958, 483, 987], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.3. Additional Areas of Assessment"}, {"bbox": [147, 1002, 602, 1030], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.3.1. Pre-condition on Fundamental Values"}, {"bbox": [83, 1068, 127, 1092], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [71, 1300, 1158, 1422], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹² Cities covered under this Action were for 89% dependent on such transfers in FY2019/20. The average performance level across local governments was 82% for transfers of recurrent grants and as low as 54% for transfers of development grants. This implies that 46% of local government's development activities were not implemented. With transfers financing such a significant share, fiscal independence of local governments is currently low. In Mwanza, own source revenues cover only 20% of recurrent expenditure and in Tanga this is as low as 6%."}, {"bbox": [71, 1422, 1158, 1591], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹³ From an EU perspective, the objective was to select cities of a different nature to assess, in this first phase, the potential for change the TEI can bring on such geographical areas: Mwanza is the fastest growing large urban agglomeration in Tanzania while Tanga and Pemba play a strategic role as main centres, respectively, of Mainland coastal and Zanzibari Muslim populations (with a potential risk for increased political friction and need for mitigation activities as identified in conflict analysis carried out in 2020). This choice was also guided by the potential for involvement of European Development Finance Institutions (AFD and EIB already active in Mwanza) and the green-growth expected in Tanga (e.g. East African Crude Oil Pipeline, port expansion) and its trade links with the island of Pemba, thus supporting President Hassan's ambition to bring Mainland and Zanzibar closer."}, {"bbox": [71, 1591, 1158, 1664], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁴ Through skills development and access to finance, with a positive discrimination for female and young entrepreneurs/start-ups. Large companies may also be supported to the extent that they demonstrate high positive impact on MSMEs, on smallholders or on individuals (i.e. finance facilitation for small-holders, decent jobs, pollution reduction etc.)"}, {"bbox": [1051, 1663, 1158, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 30"}]