Description: Tunisia Urban Development and Local Governance Program : Technical Assessment Report

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Tunisia Urban Development and Local Governance Program : Technical Assessment Report

In this context, the reform of the LG capital grants and municipal investment planning framework forms the main strategic actions undertaken by the government towards the implementation of its decentralization agenda recently anchored in the new...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO GRANT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTANT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL ARREARS ASSET INVENTORY ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ASSETS AUDITORS AUDITS AUTHORITY AUTONOMY BANKS BASIC NEEDS BENEFICIARY BID BLOCK GRANT BLOCK GRANTS BORROWING BORROWINGS BUDGET FINANCING BUDGETARY RESOURCES BUDGETING CADRES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT CAPITAL BUDGETS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL GRANT CAPITAL GRANT ALLOCATION CAPITAL GRANT ALLOCATIONS CAPITAL GRANT SYSTEM CAPITAL GRANTS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CENTRAL AGENCIES CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS COMMODITY PRICES CONSENSUS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONSTITUTION CORRUPTION COST ESTIMATES COST OF LIVING COUNCILS CREDIBILITY CREDIT LINE CURRENT ACCOUNT DEBT DEBT FINANCING DEBT MANAGEMENT DEBT OBLIGATIONS DEBT OVERHANG DEBTS DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION FRAMEWORK DECENTRALIZATION OBJECTIVES DECENTRALIZATION REFORM DECENTRALIZATION SYSTEM DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING POWER DECREE DEMOCRACY DISBURSEMENT DISBURSEMENTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTED OFFICIALS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMPLOYMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT EQUALIZATION EQUIPMENT EXECUTION EXPANSIONARY FISCAL EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL AUDITS FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL PLANNING FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STRESS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL VIABILITY FINANCING REQUIREMENTS FISCAL CAPACITY FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL STRESS FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FIXED INVESTMENT FLOW OF FUNDS FRAUD FUNDING SOURCE GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENERAL ELECTIONS GOVERNANCE ISSUE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT CONTROLS GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GRANT ALLOCATION HOUSEHOLDS INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INSTALLMENT INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTEREST RATE INVENTORY INVESTING INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES INVESTMENT CHOICES INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT GRANTS INVESTMENT LOANS INVESTMENT PLAN INVESTMENT PLANS INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PURPOSES INVESTMENT RESOURCES LABOR MARKET LEGISLATION LENDING POLICIES LEVEL OF RISK LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOAN LOAN AMOUNTS LOAN FACILITY LOAN FUNDS LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANDATES MINISTRIES OF FINANCE MONETARY POLICIES MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL DEBT MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS MUNICIPAL REVENUES MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL POLICY OPERATING EXPENDITURES OWN SOURCE REVENUE POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRIMARY CAPITAL PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES RATE OF RETURN RATES OF RETURN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REGIMES REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REGULATORY SYSTEMS REHABILITATION REPRESENTATIVES RETURN RETURNS REVENUE COLLECTION REVENUE MOBILIZATION REVOLUTION SELF-FINANCING SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SOURCES OF FINANCE SOURCES OF FUNDS STATE BUDGET TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TRANCHE TRANSPARENCY TREASURY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEQUAL ACCESS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN DRAINAGE URBAN SERVICES URBANIZATION WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19902651/tunisia-urban-development-local-governance-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20000

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Summary:	In this context, the reform of the LG capital grants and municipal investment planning framework forms the main strategic actions undertaken by the government towards the implementation of its decentralization agenda recently anchored in the new Constitution adopted in January 2014. This grant system, which had operated under an ex ante system of controls, is being restructured through the revision of the Decree 97-1135 governing the LG capital grant system. Through the restructuring, the government intends to improve the efficiency of the state financial support to municipal investment, make the allocation of capital grants more transparent and predictable, strengthen the decision-making power of LGs on the use of their investment funding, and progressively introduce a performance based dimension to their capital grant system. Along with revision of the above decree, the government has also issued a Ministerial Decree to introduce participatory municipal investment planning and budgeting systems, hence promoting citizen engagement in identifying investment needs and priorities. Under the same reform, the government will progressively introduce an independent, annual assessment to measure the performance of LGs in line with the above amended decree. The performance assessment system, in addition to serving as a tool for monitoring LG s performance, has proven to be a very effective means of incentivizing LGs to strengthen their institutional performance, where access to grant funds is linked to results. The areas covered under the performance assessment will include governance, sustainability and management. The results of this performance assessment will be used to adjust the capital grant allocation starting the third year of the program.