Jul 29, 2021
This study takes a first look at how the Kenyan government’s fiscal response to COVID-19 was implemented, especially in the first months of the pandemic covering the financial year 2019/20. In doing so, we hope to understand how the government’s capacity to spend its approved budget was affected by the crisis, especially in sectors that were critical to addressing the pandemic, such as health and social protection.
Jul 26, 2021
This document provides an overview of the government’s fiscal policy responses and data sources for tracking their implementation at the federal and state government level which together comprise the majority of the total government expenditure.
Jul 26, 2021
This policy note looks at the implementation of the Indonesian government’s fiscal response to COVID-19, The aspect assessed including the transparency of reporting about public spending in response to COVID 19 and whether the government implemented their COVID-19 budget as it was announced.
Jul 26, 2021
How much of the announced COVID response fiscal policies did the government implement as planned? This note looks at the available data on spending to track how well the government reported on its spending in response to COVID, as well as whether the reported numbers are in line with the policies the government announced in July 2020.
Jun 04, 2021
This study highlights whether national and county governments have been able to adhere to all the budget ceilings set out in Kenya’s fiscal laws and looks for any sanctions that are provided in cases where the budget conditions are not followed. It also explores why some counties complied with the fiscal rules set out in the Public Finance Management Act 2012 – and others did not.
By Abraham Ochieng, John Kinuthia,
May 27, 2021
The National Treasury prepared the supplementary budget as the country continues to put in place measures to support the recovery of the economy from the Covid-19 pandemic. This brief looks at these critical budgetary changes proposed by the national government in their first supplementary budget for financial year 2020/21.
By Sejal Patel, Delaine McCullough, Paul Steele, Liane Schalatek, Sandra Guzmán, Tanjir Hossain,
Apr 06, 2021
This study aims to accelerate progress toward more effective ways of integrating (“double mainstreaming”) gender equality and climate change considerations as equally important imperatives in public financial management and presents findings from exploratory research in Bangladesh and Mexico.
By Dr. Sandra Guzmán,
Apr 06, 2021
This report aims to contribute to greater understanding of how governments are taking steps to reflect the intersection of gender and climate change in their budgets by examining the progress Mexico has made toward an integrated approach to elaborating its central government budgets.
By Tanjir Hossain, Anhara Rabbani, Md. Tariqul Hasan Rifat,
Apr 06, 2021
This study seeks to identify steps the government of Bangladesh has taken to integrate gender into its climate-related investments and investigates opportunities and challenges in mainstreaming gender-responsive climate change budgeting across all climate action plans.
Mar 24, 2021
We rely on our national budget to provide a roadmap to effective service delivery and the achievement of long-term national objectives. But how do we know that the government is indeed collecting and spending funds according to this approved plan? In other words, how do we determine that these budgets are “credible”? This report is also available in French and Spanish.
