Cambodia - Intergovernmental Fiscal Architecture Study
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has made a strong commitment to strengthening public service delivery through three interrelated public sector reform initiatives: Public Financial Management Reform Program (PFMRP), National Program for Publi...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099440003152223052/P168407082902104a0b28a0d00b4ec6625f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37134 |
| Summary: | The Royal Government of Cambodia
(RGC) has made a strong commitment to strengthening public
service delivery through three interrelated public sector
reform initiatives: Public Financial Management Reform
Program (PFMRP), National Program for Public Administration
Reform (NPAR), and Decentralization and Deconcentration (D
and D) reforms. D and D reforms began at the commune and
sangkat (CS) level, the lowest tier of sub-national
administrations (SNAs), with the direct election of CS
councils in 2002. This study reviews the recent changes in
Cambodia’s intergovernmental fiscal architecture. It starts
with the description of the overall sub-national system,
then delves into the challenges of managing different
aspects of the reform, such as assigning expenditure
responsibilities and financing sources. It also assesses the
strengths and weaknesses of the public financial management
systems at the sub-national levels. The emphasis is at the
district and municipality (DM) level, where more service
delivery functions and resources are expected to be
transferred. The research is based on an extensive review of
government documents and regulatory framework, quantitative
data analysis, and fieldwork conducted in March 2020.
Drawing on its findings, the study offers policy
recommendations on how the country’s inter-governmental
fiscal architecture can be improved over the short and
long-term horizons. |
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