Joint Evaluation of Budget Support to Uganda : Final Report ; Volume 1

The main objective of this evaluation is to assess to what extent the General Budget Support (GBS) and Sector Budget Support (SBS) in Uganda contributed to the expected results by giving means to the partner government to implement its national / sector strategies, and to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its policies, strategies, and spending actions. The evaluation also analyses how GBS and SBS have contributed (or not) to improved transparency within government systems and stronger accountability. The evaluation covers 10 years of all development partners’ Budget Support (BS) operations to Uganda, from 2004 until 2013. This covers three distinct periods in the evolution of BS to Uganda: i) pre-JBSF period (2004-2008); ii) JBSF period (2009-2012); and iii) the High-Level Action Matrix (HLAM) period (2013). With specific reference to World Bank (WB) budget support, which had accounted for a substantial share of the overall BS, the evaluation includes the Poverty Reduction Support Credits (PRSCs) over the period of analysis.