More Fiscal Resources for Infrastructure? Evidence from East Africa

This paper evaluates the extent of fiscal resource availability for infrastructure in four East African countries and explores the main options for its expansion. A number of major channels will be examined. The first is the extent to which expenditure is well allocated across sectors, sub-sectors, expense categories, jurisdictions and geographic areas. The second is the extent to which there is scope for improving efficiency by enhancing the operational performance of state owned enterprises (SOEs), restoring adequate levels of maintenance, or improving the selection and implementation of investment projects. The third is the extent to which user charges are applied and set at levels consistent with cost recovery. The fourth is the extent to which private sector participation has been fully exploited as a vehicle for raising investment finance. While it is difficult to evaluate these things very precisely, a number of proxy indicators are used to shed light on the matter.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia, Foster, Vivien
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-06
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, AGGREGATE SPENDING, AIR, AIR TRANSPORT, AIRPORT, AIRPORT OPERATORS, AIRPORTS, ALLOCATION OF FUNDS, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, ANNUAL REPORTS, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, BUDGET COVERAGE, BUDGET CYCLE, BUDGET DEFICITS, BUDGET ENVELOPE, BUDGET ESTIMATES, BUDGET EXECUTION, BUDGET FRAMEWORK, BUDGETARY INCENTIVES, CAPITAL BUDGET, CAPITAL COSTS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, CAPITAL EXPENSES, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAPITAL PROJECTS, CAPITAL SPENDING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES, CONTRIBUTION, CONTRIBUTIONS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, COST OF CAPITAL, COST RECOVERY, CURRENT EXPENDITURES, DATA AVAILABILITY, DATA COLLECTION, DATA COLLECTION EFFORT, DATA COLLECTION PROCESS, DEBT, DUAL BUDGETING, DUE DILIGENCE, ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EFFICIENCY GAINS, EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, EFFICIENCY OF INFRASTRUCTURE, EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC SPENDING, ELECTRICITY, EQUITY ANALYSIS, EVALUATION OF PROJECTS, EVASION, EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES, EXPENDITURE DATA, EXPENDITURE LEVELS, EXPENDITURE PROCESS, EXPENDITURE TRACKING, EXPENDITURES, EXPENSE CATEGORIES, FINANCIAL CONDITIONS, FINANCIAL CORPORATIONS, FINANCIAL COSTS, FINANCIAL PROGRAMMING, FINANCIAL PUBLIC CORPORATION, FINANCIAL PUBLIC CORPORATIONS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL STATISTICS, FINANCIAL TERMS, FISCAL ANALYSIS, FISCAL CONSTRAINTS, FISCAL COSTS, FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, FISCAL DEFICIT, FISCAL DEFICITS, FISCAL ENVELOPE, FISCAL STABILIZATION, FISCAL TRANSFERS, FUEL, FUEL PRICE, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, GOVERNMENT FINANCE, GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURE, INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR, INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURES, INVESTMENT BUDGET, LEVEL OF PUBLIC SPENDING, LEVELS OF EFFICIENCY, LEVIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOW INCOME, MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE, MARKET PRICES, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MONETARY UNION, MULTIYEAR PROJECTS, MUNICIPALITIES, NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, NATIONAL RESOURCES, OIL PRICES, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, OPERATIONAL INEFFICIENCIES, OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, POLICY DECISIONS, POPULATION DENSITY, PRESENT VALUE, PRIVATE FINANCE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PROGRAMS, PROVISIONS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC BUDGETS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWS, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC FINANCES, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR BORROWING, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC SUBSIDIES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC WORKS, QUALITY OF PUBLIC SPENDING, RAIL, RAIL COMPANY, RAIL SYSTEMS, RAILWAY, RAILWAYS, RECURRENT EXPENDITURE, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS, RESOURCE AVAILABILITY, REVENUE COLLECTION, ROAD, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ROAD FUND, ROAD FUNDS, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD USER, ROAD USER CHARGES, ROADS, ROUTE, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SALES, SANITATION, SECTORAL ALLOCATION, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SMALL MUNICIPALITIES, SOCIAL BENEFITS, SPENDING LEVELS, STABILIZATION PROGRAMS, STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES, SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, TAX, TAX REVENUES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOTAL PUBLIC SPENDING, TOTAL SPENDING, TRANSIT, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT SECTOR, UTILITIES, VALUABLE, VEHICLE, WAGE, WAGES, WEALTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/10435629/more-fiscal-resources-infrastructure-evidence-east-africa https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7910
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