DOCSLIB.ORG

Fiscal Strategy Paper

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Fiscal Strategy Paper 1400 (2021) Fiscal Strategy Paper Medium Term Fiscal Framework Macroeconomics and Fiscal Policy General Directorate MINISTRY OF FINANCE, AFGHANISTAN Preface The Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), which is published once a year, outlines the country’s fiscal policy and medium-term macro-fiscal framework in the context of prevailing macroeconomic policies and outlook of the Afghan economy. It covers recent economic developments and outlook of macroeconomic performance, the recent fiscal policy performance, the medium-term fiscal framework, the forward estimates, the risks to the framework, and the strategies for directing government spending to achieve goals of enhanced fiscal and macroeconomic performance. The Fiscal Strategy Paper is intended for all the professionals engaged with Afghanistan’s economy in the capacity of policy makers and economic analysts. This document was prepared by the staff 1 of Macroeconomics and Fiscal Policy General Directorate. The overall guidance was provided by Abdul Rahman Rahimi (Acting General Director for Macroeconomics and Fiscal Policy) and Zakirullah Abdulrahimzai (Senior Economist). The authors are grateful for the cooperation, comments and suggestions received from the Government officials with respect to sharing of the data and statistics. 1 Lutfullah Lutf (Expenditure Policy Expert), Mohammad Moin Ibrahimi (Revenue Policy Expert), Ansarullah Rezai (Economic Policy and Statistics Expert), Waseem Usman (Economist), Haseenullah Ahmadzai (Revenue Analysis and Forecasting Expert), and Tamim Karimi (Expenditure Policy Expert). 1 Contents Preface ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Chapter 1: Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 2: Recent Developments in the Economy and Economic Outlook .................................................................. 8 2.1 Overview of Recent Economic Developments ...................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Domestic Macroeconomic Outlook ....................................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Economic Outlook for the United States, Neighboring Countries, and Major Trading Partners .. 12 2.4 Trade Outlook ................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Chapter 3: Fiscal Performance and Management ................................................................................................................ 16 3.1 Domestic Revenue Performance ............................................................................................................................. 16 3.2 On-Budget Expenditure Performance .................................................................................................................. 17 Expenditures based on Functional Classification – Recurrent and Development .............................................. 18 3.3 Donor Support and Grants ........................................................................................................................................ 19 3.4 Fiscal Balances over 2015-19 .................................................................................................................................... 20 3.5 Fiscal Performance in 2019 ....................................................................................................................................... 20 3.6 Revenue Mobilization and Expenditure Control ............................................................................................... 22 3.7 Wage Bill Policy Implementation ............................................................................................................................ 22 Chapter 4: Medium-Term Fiscal Framework ........................................................................................................................... 24 Key Assumptions .......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Revenue Forecast Assumptions .............................................................................................................................................. 25 4.1 Revenue Projection (1399-1404)............................................................................................................................. 26 4.2 Revenue Sensitivity Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 27 4.3 Value-Added Tax (VAT) .............................................................................................................................................. 27 4.4 Mining Revenue ............................................................................................................................................................. 28 4.5 Revenue Mobilization and Expenditure Control Measures .......................................................................... 29 4.6 Donor Support and Grants ........................................................................................................................................ 29 4.7 Types of Donor Grants ................................................................................................................................................ 30 4.8 Fiscal Sustainability Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 31 4.9 Debt Sustainability Analysis ...................................................................................................................................... 32 2 Chapter 5: Forward Estimates ....................................................................................................................................................... 33 5.1 Methodology for Forward Estimates ..................................................................................................................... 33 5.2 Fiscal Space ..................................................................................................................................................................... 37 5.3 Priority Projects and Programs Identified by the PIM Unit .......................................................................... 38 Chapter 6: Risks to the Economic and Fiscal Outlook ........................................................................................................ 43 6.1 Risk Matrix ....................................................................................................................................................................... 43 6.2 Risks Impact Analysis ................................................................................................................................................... 46 Covid-19 Pandemic ..................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Security Condition ........................................................................................................................................................................ 46 Aid Slowdown ................................................................................................................................................................................ 46 Agriculture growth ....................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Pension Expenditure ................................................................................................................................................................... 47 State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) ............................................................................................................................................ 47 Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) ......................................................................................................................................... 48 Chapter 7: Government Spending Priorities ........................................................................................................................... 50 7.1 Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework ........................................................................ 51 7.2 Self-Reliance Accelerator Package ......................................................................................................................... 53 7.3 Post-Settlement Economic Initiatives ................................................................................................................... 55 References ...........................................................................................................................................................................................
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Internal Displacement Updates
    ANNEXE 1 CONFLICT INDUCED INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT Monthly Update January 2012 The trend on increasing conflict-induced internal displacement continued through January 2012 with the displacement of an estimated 6,594 persons (1,104 families) across the country. As compared to December 2011, this is a decrease of 50%. The data shows an increase in reporting of IDPs in the West which is a significant high (82%), while the Eastern region remained the same as last month. No significant displacements were reported from the South-east. No internal displacement was reported from the South, North and Central regions in January. The main causes of displacement are recorded as armed conflict between Anti Government Elements AGE/ Armed Opposition Groups AOG, IM/ANA; Intimidation/ threats/ harassment by AGEs; Tribal conflict and targeted persecution. The total IDP population in the country is estimated at 447,524 persons/ 70,209 families as of 31 January 2012. The data is gathered from UNHCR and DoRR sources and these estimates do not include IDPs scattered in urban and semi-urban areas as well as locations where UNHCR/ DORR/ IDP Task Force members do not have access. I. Key Protection and Assistance Needs: • Delay in identification, assessment and timely assistance (due to limited humanitarian access) remains a critical challenge; • Access to basic protection in displacement – i.e personal and physical security and shelter are critical needs; • Regular tracking of IDP caseloads is a challenge due to frequent secondary and tertiary displacements; • Livelihoods in displacement (esp for prolonged displacements) is a challenge and its absence can lead to secondary displacement; • Access to education and emergency health care (for all & also for prolonged displacement - including other services); • Tracking the vulnerability of already vulnerable persons/ families (migration of male members to urban areas for work, hence more female headed households).
    [Show full text]
  • The Network Politics of International Statebuilding: Intervention and Statehood in Post-2001 Afghanistan
    The Network Politics of International Statebuilding: Intervention and Statehood in Post-2001 Afghanistan Submitted by Timor Sharan to the University of Exeter as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Politics In October 2013 This thesis is available for Library use on the understanding that it is copyright material and that no quotation from the thesis may be published without proper acknowledgement. I certify that all material in this thesis which is not my own work has been identified and that no material has previously been submitted and approved for the award of a degree by this or any other University. Signature: ………………………………………………………….. 1 ABSTRACT This thesis focuses on international intervention and statebuilding in post- 2001 Afghanistan. It offers an alternative lens, a network lens, to understand the complexity of internationally sponsored state re-building and transformation. It therefore analyses how political power is assembled and flows through political networks in statebuilding, with an eye to the hitherto ignored endogenous political networks. The empirical chapters investigate the role and power dynamics of Afghan political network in re-assembling and transforming the post-2001 state once a political settlement is reached; how everyday political network practices shape the nature of statehood and governance; and subsequently how these power dynamics and practices contribute towards political order/violence and stability/instability. This thesis challenges the dominant wisdom that peacebuilding is a process of democratisation or institutionalisation, showing how intervention has unintentionally produced the democratic façade of a state, underpinning by informal power structures of Afghan politics. The post-2001 intervention has fashioned a ‘network state’ where the state and political networks have become indistinguishable from one another: the empowered network masquerade as the state.
    [Show full text]
  • International Medical Corps UK Allocation Type
    Requesting Organization : International Medical Corps UK Allocation Type : 2015 2nd CHF Standard Allocation / Call for Proposals Primary Cluster Sub Cluster Percentage HEALTH 100.00 100 Project Title : Lifesaving primary and emergency health care services to conflicted affected people in three districts of Nuristan province Allocation Type Category : OPS Details Project Code : Fund Project Code : AFG-15/3481/SA2/H/INGO/387 Cluster : Project Budget in US$ : 347,550.17 Planned project duration : 12 months Priority: Planned Start Date : 01/12/2015 Planned End Date : 30/11/2016 Actual Start Date: 01/12/2015 Actual End Date: 30/11/2016 Project Summary : International Medical Corps proposes to provide life-saving primary health care and trauma care services in areas of active fighting with a high number of civilian casualties. This area is inaccessible to quality primary health care services and no other provider, except International Medical Corps, is delivering these critical services. This program will increase the access of the conflict-affected population to quality primary health care and emergency trauma care services in three districts of Nuristan (i.e., Kamdish, Waygal and Doab). International Medical Corps proposes to provide the following services: • Establish one Health Sub Center in white area of Upper Kamdish: In order to improve access to quality health care services in the white areas of Nuristan province, International Medical Corps will establish one Health Sub Center in the upper part of the Kamdish district of Nuristan, where a large population is living in an area controlled by the governmental security forces, but does not have access to the Kamdish District Hospital (DH,) which is under the control of militants.
    [Show full text]
  • Assessing the Feasibility of Introducing Health Insurance in Afghanistan: A
    Zeng et al. BMC Health Services Research (2017) 17:157 DOI 10.1186/s12913-017-2081-y RESEARCHARTICLE Open Access Assessing the feasibility of introducing health insurance in Afghanistan: a qualitative stakeholder analysis Wu Zeng1*, Christine Kim2, Lauren Archer3, Omarzaman Sayedi4, Mohammad Yousuf Jabarkhil4 and Kathleen Sears5 Abstract Background: In the last decade, the health status of Afghans has improved drastically. However, the health financing system in Afghanistan remains fragile due to high out-of-pocket spending and reliance on donor funding. To address the country’s health financing challenges, the Ministry of Public Health investigated health insurance as a mechanism to mobilize resources for health. This paper presents stakeholders’ opinions on seven preconditions of implementing this approach, as their understanding and buy-in to such an approach will determine its success. Methods: Key informant interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with stakeholders. The interviews focused on perceptions of the seven preconditions of introducing health insurance, and adapting a framework developed by the International Labor Organization. Content analysis was conducted after interviews and discussions were transcribed and coded. Results: Almost all of the stakeholders from government agencies, the private sector, and development partners are interested in introducing health insurance in Afghanistan, and they were aware of the challenges of the country’s health financing system. Stakeholders acknowledged that health insurance could be an instrument to address these challenges. However, stakeholders differed in their beliefs about how and when to initiate a health insurance scheme. In addition to increasing insecurity in the country, they saw a lack of clear legal guidance, low quality of healthcare services, poor awareness among the population, limited technical capacity, and challenges to willingness to pay as the major barriers to establishing a successful nationwide health insurance scheme.
    [Show full text]
  • Nuristan Province
    AFGHANISTAN Nuristan Province District Atlas April 2014 Disclaimers: The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. http://afg.humanitarianresponse.info [email protected] AFGHANISTAN: Nuristan Province Reference Map 70°0'0"E 70°30'0"E 71°0'0"E 71°30'0"E Legend ^! Capital !! Provincial Center ! District Center Administrative Boundaries Koran wa Monjan International Takhar ! Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Province p Warsaj 36°0'0"N 36°0'0"N PAKISTAN Distirict District Transportation Koran Wa Primary Road Chitral Monjan District Secondary Road Khost Wa Fereng Badakhshan o Airport District Province Barg-e-Matal p Airfield District River/Stream River/Lake Barg-e- Matal ! Paryan Paryan District ! Panjsher Province Date Printed: 30 March 2014 08:41 AM 35°30'0"N 35°30'0"N Kamdesh District Data Source(s): AGCHO, CSO, AIMS, MISTI Schools - Ministry of Education Mandol Poruns ° Kamdesh Health Facilities - Ministry of Health District !! ! Poruns Projection/Datum: Geographic/WGS-84 District 0 20 40Kms Nuristan Chitral Disclaimers: ! Mandol Province The designations employed and the presentation of material Dara / on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion Ab Shar whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Ghaziabad District Waygal Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, District Nari ! District Nari city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation Duab Waygal District of its frontiers or boundaries.
    [Show full text]
  • Executive Summary
    global witness “We are at risk of the curse of plenty, [the] curse of resources.” Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan1 “The mine belongs to the whole nation. It is for all of us.” ‘Haji Anwar’, a miner from Badakhshan2 “This mine is itself a general (…) It will make people fight.” ‘Haji Bashir’, an elder from the district of Kuran wa Munjan3 WAR IN THE TREASURY OF THE PEOPLE | JUNE 2016 3 70°30'0"E 71°0'0"E Kokcha River Faizabad District Arghanjkhwa R Faizabad District RAryan Baharak RArgo Shuhada Argo District Baharak District N N " " 0 0 ' District R ' 0 M 0 ° Khash ° 7 7 3 R 3 Deodarra n a l h Ì M Pul e Ali Mughul g Darayem a Teshkan R Khash B R Darayem Jurm & District Keb z R ( u District d n u Keshem K R a i v l Warduj u Pul e Such M b Teshkan a Keshem Firgamiru Jurm District K District ( District Ob e Roghak M District Teer Garan Khostak valley R Ob e Khestak M Ob e Djokham M Yamgan N N " M R " 0 0 ' ' 0 0 3 Tagab 3 ° ° 6 Mir Kan Kokcha River 6 3 R District Yamgan 3 District B a d a k h s h a n Zebak B a d a k h s h a n District Farkhar P r o v ii n c e District Robat e Bolo ( Jangalak block Sar e Sang Junduk and Petawuk M Ì block T a k h a r P r o v ii n c e ( Lajwardshoh Ì Chelemuk block Warsaj PAKISTAN Kuran wa Munjan Chitral District District Skazer( N R N " " 0 0 ' ' 0 0 ° ° 6 6 3 3 ( Anjuman Kuran wa Munjan Anjuman Pass District N u r ii s tt a n P a n jj s h ii r P r o v ii n c e Barg e Matal r e P r o v ii n c e h s District j n a P a i Paryan District v l Mandol District u b a K 70°30'0"E 71°0'0"E Legend 0 10 20 30 40 50 Km M Checkpoints/incidents (2014) Primary road network ° Projection/Datum: Geographic/WGS84 Ì Mining sites Major rivers/water R District Center Rivers/streams Date Created: 27 April 2015 Data Source(s): ( Town/village mentioned in text Provincial boundaries UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), Lajwardeen contract concession blocks District boundaries AGCHO, CSO, AIMS, MISTI.
    [Show full text]
  • GENDER JUSTICE at POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION: IMPLEMENTATION of WOMEN’S POLITICAL RIGHTS at ELECTION PERIODS in the CASE of POST-CONFLICT AFGHANISTAN
    CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by Sabanci University Research Database GENDER JUSTICE AT POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION: IMPLEMENTATION OF WOMEN’s POLITICAL RIGHTS AT ELECTION PERIODS IN THE CASE OF POST-CONFLICT AFGHANISTAN by ASLI ŞAHİN Submitted to the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Conflict Analysis and Resolution Sabancı University June 2006 GENDER JUSTICE AT POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION IMPLEMENTATION OF WOMEN’S POLITICAL RIGHTS AT ELECTION PERIODS IN THE CASE OF POST-CONFLICT AFGHANISTAN APPROVED BY: Dr. İbrahim Al-Marashi ..…………………………. (Dissertation Supervisor) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayse Gül Altınay ..…………………………. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nimet Beriker ..…………………………. DATE OF APPROVAL: June 16, 2006 © Aslı Şahin 2006 All Rights Reserved ABSTRACT GENDER JUSTICE AT POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION IMPLEMENTATION OF WOMEN’S POLITICAL RIGHTS AT ELECTION PERIODS IN THE CASE OF POST-CONFLICT AFGHANISTAN Aslı Şahin. MA Thesis, 2006. Thesis Supervisor: Dr. İbrahim Al-Marashi Keywords: Post-conflict, women’s political rights, positive discrimination, elections In conflict environments, women are often denied justice. This situation is being challenged for post-conflict environments with the initiations on gender-equal approaches. The integration of human rights language, specifically women’s rights, into post-conflict reconstruction, paves the way for gender-equal environments. The commitments to gender equality and women's empowerment on a wider context of transformative possibilities have converted the post-conflict settings as “opportunity spaces” for women. Concerns for the inclusion of women in post-conflict reconstruction, backed by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, is an important contributing cause for the integration of human rights and gender equal language into post-conflict Afghanistan.
    [Show full text]
  • End of Year Report (2018) About Mujahideen Progress and Territory Control
    End of year report (2018) about Mujahideen progress and territory control: The Year of Collapse of Trump’s Strategy 2018 was a year that began with intense bombardments, military operations and propaganda by the American invaders but all praise belongs to Allah, it ended with the neutralization of another enemy strategy. The Mujahideen defended valiantly, used their chests as shields against enemy onslaughts and in the end due to divine assistance, the invaders were forced to review their war strategy. This report is based on precise data collected from concerned areas and verified by primary sources, leaving no room for suspicious or inaccurate information. In the year 2018, a total of 10638 attacks were carried out by Mujahideen against invaders and their hirelings from which 31 were martyr operations which resulted in the death of 249 US and other invading troops and injuries to 153 along with death toll of 22594 inflicted on Kabul administration troops, intelligence operatives, commandos, police and Arbakis with a further 14063 sustaining injuries. Among the fatalities 514 were enemy commanders killed and eliminated in various attacks across the country. During 2018 a total of 3613 vehicles including APCs, pickup trucks and other variants were destroyed along with 26 aircrafts including 8 UAVs, 17 helicopters of foreign and internal forces and 1 cargo plane shot down. Moreover, a total of 29 district administration centers were liberated by the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate over the course of last year, among which some were retained
    [Show full text]
  • Energy Sector Strategy
    Energy Sector Strategy Approved by Sector Responsible Authorities Ministry/Agency Name of Minister/Director Signature Ministry of Energy and Water HE M. Ismail Khan Ministry of Mines HE Dip. Eng. M. Ibrahim Adel Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development HE Mohammad Ehsan Zia Date of Submission February – 2008 ﺑﺴﻢ اﷲ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ اﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate Vision for Afghanistan By the solar year 1400 (2020), Afghanistan will be: A stable Islamic constitutional democracy at peace with itself and its neighbors, standing with full dignity in the international family. A tolerant, united, and pluralist nation that honors its Islamic heritage and deep aspirations toward participation, justice, and equal rights for all. A society of hope and prosperity based on a strong, private sector-led market economy, social equity, and environmental sustainability. ANDS Goals for 1387-1391 (2008-2013) The Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) is a Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)-based plan that serves as Afghanistan’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). It is underpinned by the principles, pillars and benchmarks of the Afghanistan Compact. The pillars and goals of the ANDS are: 1. Security: Achieve nationwide stabilization, strengthen law enforcement, and improve personal security for every Afghan. 2. Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights: Strengthen democratic practice and institutions, human rights, the rule of law, delivery of public services and government accountability. 3. Economic and Social Development: Reduce poverty, ensure sustainable development through a private sector-led market economy, improve human development indicators, and make significant progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
    [Show full text]
  • AIHRC-UNAMA Joint Monitoring of Political Rights Presidential and Provincial Council Elections Third Report 1 August – 21 October 2009
    Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission AIHRC AIHRC-UNAMA Joint Monitoring of Political Rights Presidential and Provincial Council Elections Third Report 1 August – 21 October 2009 United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan UNAMA Table of Contents Summary of Findings i Introduction 1 I. Insecurity and Intimidation 1 Intensified violence and intimidation in the lead up to elections 1 Insecurity on polling day 2 II. Right to Vote 2 Insecurity and voting 3 Relocation or merging of polling centres and polling stations 4 Women’s participation 4 III. Fraud and Irregularities 5 Ballot box stuffing 6 Campaigning at polling stations and instructing voters 8 Multiple voter registration cards 8 Proxy voting 9 Underage voting 9 Deficiencies 9 IV. Freedom of Expression 9 V. Conclusion 10 Endnotes 11 Annex 1 – ECC Policy on Audit and Recount Evaluations 21 Summary of Findings The elections took place in spite of a challenging environment that was characterised by insecurity and logistical and human resource difficulties. These elections were the first to be fully led and organised by the Afghanistan Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) took the lead in providing security for the elections. It was also the first time that arrangements were made for prisoners and hospitalised citizens, to cast their votes. The steady increase of security-related incidents by Anti-Government Elements (AGEs) was a dominant factor in the preparation and holding of the elections. Despite commendable efforts from the ANSF, insecurity had a bearing on the decision of Afghans to participate in the elections Polling day recorded the highest number of attacks and other forms of intimidation for some 15 years.
    [Show full text]
  • The Hephthalites: Archaeological and Historical Analysis
    THE HEPHTHALITES: ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS Written by AYDOGDY KURBANOV PhD thesis submitted to the Department of History and Cultural Studies of the Free University, Berlin 2010 Supervisors: PD Dr. N. Boroffka Prof. Dr. R. Bernbeck Members of Commission: Prof. Dr. S. Hansen Prof. Dr. S. Pollock Dr. H.-J. Nüsse The date of the examination: 12.02.2010 TO MY PARENTS “The information coming from remote countries and foreign languages are subject to corruption and misunderstanding and, moreover, concerning very ancient time. So we do not know what is certain. (Thus) it is impossible to decide (the origin of the Hephthalites)” Wei Jie (7th century AD) C O N T E N T S 1. Introduction 2. Research history and methodic problems 2.1. Research history 2.2. Methodic problems 3. Archaeological sites and materials 4. Numismatics 5. Written sources 6. A history of the Hephthalites 6.1. Origins 6.2. Military history & wars 6.3. Socio-political structure and state 6.4. Linguistics 6.5. Religion 6.6. Change of ethnic identity Literature Illustrations ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many people have helped me during the work on my PhD thesis. I would like to thank first of all PD Dr. N. Boroffka for enormous help in editing and proofreading the draft version, for his patience and comments, and Prof. R. Bernbeck who helped to bring this work into its current form. I am very grateful to Prof. S. Hansen for his advice and particularly for the conditions of work in the Eurasia Department of the German Archaeological Institute, which offered me good possibilities to finish this thesis.
    [Show full text]
  • Afghanistan Public Policy Research Organization State-Civil Society Relations in Service Delivery in Health and Education In
    Afghanistan Public Policy Research Organization State-Civil Society Relations in Service Delivery in Health and Education in Kabul, Herat, Nangarhar and Takhar August 2017 Project Report 1 www.appro.org.af 2 Acknowledgments This report was made possible through funding from the European Union Delegation – Afghanistan for the project “From Black Boxes to Building Blocks: Citizen-State Engagement for Transparency and Accountability in Health and Education” (CS), a partnership led by Oxfam Afghanistan and consisting of Afghanistan Public Policy Research Organization (APPRO), Afghanistan Civil Society Forum-organization (ACSFo), Afghanistan Institute for Civil Society (AICS) and Peace and Training Research Organization (PTRO). We wish to express our sincere thanks to all those who agreed to participate in this research in Herat, Kabul, Nangarhar and Takhar provinces. About the Researchers The APPRO research team responsible for this report consists of (in alphabetical order): Zahra Ghulami, Nafas Karimi, Ehsanullah Khalili, Zarghona Saify, Lima Sakhizai, Matiullah Dorman, Marzia Rahmani, and Ismail Zahidi. Zahra Ghulami and Lucile Martin authored this report. About the Project The CS project was designed to strengthen citizen-state engagement through facilitating civil society involvement in the budget process, particularly by capitalizing on the opportunities provided in the Provincial Budgeting Policy and the forthcoming Sub-National Governance Policy. The CS project has a thematic focus on essential services in health and education and is a follow on project from the Citizens First program, a partnership between Oxfam, PTRO, and APPRO which laid a productive foundation for state-civil society interactions by establishing District Advocacy Committees (DACs), Provincial Advocacy Committees (PACs), and the National Advocacy Committee for Public Policy (NAC-PP) as formal structures through which civil society could constructively engage with state authorities on basic needs of the citizens.
    [Show full text]