Benin: Technical Assistance Report—Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
IMF Staff Country Reports, April 8, 2022
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Bibliographic details
- Published: April 8, 2022
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400208614.002
Overview
- Provides an evaluation of fiscal transparency practices (FTE) in Benin according to the standards defined by the IMF’s Fiscal Transparency Code.
- Focuses on 36 principles covering three pillars of the Code:
- (I) fiscal reporting
- (II) fiscal forecasting and budgeting
- (III) fiscal risk analysis and management
- The Code distinguishes three levels of practices for each principle: basic, good, and advanced.
- A practice is considered “not met” if it has not met the Code’s requirements for basic level.
Scope and methodology
- Evaluation based on the IMF’s Fiscal Transparency Code and its 36 principles.
- Assessment framework accounts for different levels of institutional capacity by applying the three practice levels: basic, good, and advanced.
Subject areas and keywords
- Subject: Budget execution and treasury management; Budget planning and preparation; Expenditure; Fiscal law; Fiscal policy; Fiscal risks; International organization; Monetary policy; Public financial management (PFM)
- Keywords: authorities of Benin; Budget execution and treasury management; budget law; Budget planning and preparation; du Bénin; Fiscal law; Fiscal risks; Global; government action program; government budget control; IMF resident Representative; programming paper; quantitative analysis; Subnational government; West Africa
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