[{"bbox": [96, 151, 1133, 205], "category": "Text", "text": "The DR also has an institutional set up for BS interinstitutional committees and Steering Committees that will be\nadapted and used to the stakeholder composition of this action."}, {"bbox": [96, 243, 508, 272], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.3 Additional Areas of Assessment"}, {"bbox": [85, 341, 286, 369], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.3.1 Public Policy"}, {"bbox": [96, 381, 1164, 516], "category": "Text", "text": "The Multi-annual National Plan for the Public Sector (PNPSP) is the instrument where selected objectives from sectoral policies are prioritized, and which defines and organizes the contribution of the public sector to fulfill the National Development Strategy (END)¹⁶ in the medium term, based on a 4-year period. The update of the PNPSP is carried out every year and corresponds to the guidelines of the END, as well as the fiscal policy and the financial framework of the Multiannual Budget."}, {"bbox": [96, 541, 1164, 649], "category": "Text", "text": "The PNPSP aims to ensure better planning and programming of public investment interlinked with the implementation of revised sectorial policies, organized in integrated value chains. The PNPSP 2021-2024 was adopted in order to allow the new administration to put in place a new productive apparel to consolidate the post pandemic economic recovery and allow more equity and sustainability in the repartition of the economic growth among DR's citizens."}, {"bbox": [96, 673, 1164, 781], "category": "Text", "text": "The Dominican government directs the policies to promote MSMEs, seeking to reduce poverty, social inequality and lack of employment, while promoting productive development, employment and improvement of people's quality of life. The PNPSP establishes the main guidelines in terms of public policy for the establishment of regulations, public policies, programs and projects for the promotion of MSMEs and economic, sustainable and inclusive development."}, {"bbox": [96, 805, 1164, 860], "category": "Text", "text": "The PNPSP contains 32 priority policies, of which 5 are linked to MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises), sustainability of production, and efficient and transparent public administration (including PFM)."}, {"bbox": [134, 887, 1164, 941], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Policy 1: Dignified, formal and sufficient **employment**. Formalisation of MSMEs –main providers of employment- is a sub-objective of this policy."}, {"bbox": [134, 942, 1164, 995], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Policy 21: **Trade**, an important activity: one of its targeted results is to increase the value of MSMEs exports and strengthen capacities for MSMEs development."}, {"bbox": [134, 997, 1164, 1077], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Policy 23: **Promotion of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises**. It aims at tackling the numerous obstacles for MSMEs development: high degree of informality, vulnerability and lack of resilience, low productivity, difficulties to access credit and low levels of exports."}, {"bbox": [134, 1078, 1040, 1105], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Policy area 25: **Implement the national policy on sustainable production and consumption**"}, {"bbox": [134, 1106, 1164, 1160], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Policy area 15: **Towards a modern and institutional State** (Sustained support for efficient, transparent and results-oriented public administration)"}, {"bbox": [96, 1184, 679, 1212], "category": "Text", "text": "**Gender equality** is a transversal axe of the PNPSP 2021-2024."}, {"bbox": [96, 1238, 1144, 1266], "category": "Text", "text": "Also, the GoDR has developed a **competitiveness and an innovation strategy** aligned to priorities of the PNPSP."}, {"bbox": [96, 1291, 1164, 1343], "category": "Text", "text": "Relevant to the sectoral approach of this budget support action, other regulations that support this sectorization are described in:"}, {"bbox": [171, 1345, 1164, 1397], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Law 488-08, which establishes a Regulatory Regime for the Development and Competitiveness of MSMEs,"}, {"bbox": [171, 1399, 519, 1426], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Law 688-16 on entrepreneurship,"}, {"bbox": [171, 1427, 1067, 1454], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Decree 182-15 that facilitates the process of formalizing companies through a single window,"}, {"bbox": [85, 1497, 1144, 1604], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁶ The END is the highest-ranking strategic instrument in the National Public System of Investment (SNPIP). It is based on Law 1-12 and its Regulations, approved by Decree 134-14. END 2030 defines the vision of the country, as well as the main commitments assumed by the powers of the State and the political, economic and social actors involved, with a time horizon of 30 years."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 31"}]