The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Congo, Republic of | Governance Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 25-Apr-2024 | ISR59786 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Economy, Planning, Statistics and Regional Integration, Republic of Congo Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 04-May-2017 Effectiveness Date: 17-Jul-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Sep-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 23-Dec-2020 Original Closing Date: 31-May-2022 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve public resources management and accountability in the Republic of Congo. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Strengthening Revenue Mobilization and Public Expenditure Management:(Cost $21.20 M) Modernization of the Public Administration:(Cost $5.90 M) Improving Transparency and Accountability:(Cost $4.90 M) Project Implementation Support:(Cost $8.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (PRISP) proposed a biannual work plan for 2022-2023 that was endorsed by the Steering Committee and focused on the implementation of key activities related to the results framework, in close collaboration with the World Bank (WB) team. Following the August 2023 WB supervision mission, the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) and the beneficiaries focused on boosting the disbursement and achieving the last activities aiming to deliver on the results framework. The project has implemented many activities from a biannual work plan for 2022-2023. On Strengthening Revenue Mobilization and Public Expenditure Management, support was provided to 11 pilot ministries (planning, budget, Finance, health, primary and secondary education, and technical education) on the development of strategic plans and strategic planning tools as they move to the program budget mode in January 2024. This also included the finalization of the public investment project maturation guide, the texts setting the rules defining the maturation process of public investment projects, a preparation guide document for three-year public investment program, and the monitoring and evaluation guide for the 4/25/2024 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) execution of public investment projects. The investments in government connectivity (fiscal administration), including the datacenter, fiber optic wiring and solar panels for the fiscal administration were completed. Regarding the modernization of public administration, activities related to the deployment of HRMIS and NIU has been drawn up and adopted. The civil servant registers and HRMIS have been interfaced with the pay file, and the data harmonized and transferred to the new system. However, the system has not yet been deployed at the Ministry of Finance. Personnel data are currently being completed in the new system. On transparency and accountability, activities related to civil society monitoring budget execution, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiatives (EITI) implementation and training and outreach to citizens and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for improved transparency in the extractive sector are being effectively implemented. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic High Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary High Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Low Low Low Stakeholders High Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall High Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Strengthening Revenue Mobilization and Public Expenditure Management IN01397193 ►PDO 1: Development of an integrated, streamlined and secure tax management system (process) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Digitalized and secure Digitalized and secure 50 % of registered No effective and tax registration and tax tax registration and tax large taxpayers filing Value integrated tax declaration available for declaration available and paying taxes management system large taxpayers for large taxpayers electronically 4/25/2024 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) Date 29-Oct-2021 28-Feb-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 At the project closure, this indicator is partially met. 50 % of registered large taxpayers filing taxes electronically. However due to technical issues % related to the connection between E-tax platform and the Guichet “Unique de Paiement, these large taxpayers can’t pay taxes electronically. Actions to stabilize E-Tax, and achieve this result will be pursued under the PAGIR. It’s important to Comments: mention, investments in government connectivity, including the datacenter, fiber optic wiring and solar panels for the fiscal administration were completed and will support the modernization of the fiscal administration and e-tax implementation IN01397194 ►PDO 2: Share of budget allocated to new investment projects, which have been selected based on the PIM evaluation process, in priority NDP sectors (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 30.00 Date 29-Oct-2021 01-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 Indicator met. Tools for selecting and prioritizing projects have been developed : General Framework for Public Investment Management (CGGIP); Decree establishing the General Framework for Public Investment Management in the Congo; Decree establishing the procedure for the maturation of public investment projects; Decree establishing the Committee for the Selection and Prioritization of Public Investment Projects; Manual of procedures for the public investment management system; Dynamic Data Collection and Management Sheet for Public Investment Projects; Description and User Guide for the Comments: Dynamic Data Collection and Management Sheet for Public Investment Projects; Multi-year operational plan for actions to be carried out in the national public investment management system; Teams from 33 (out of 35) ministries were able to put the new investment project selection procedure into practice, in particular by using the dynamic data sheet in real time for the 343 projects listed in the National Development Plan (NDP) 2022-2026 Modernization of the Public Administration IN01397191 ►PDO 3: Active civilian civil servants at central and deconcentrated levels registered in the HRMIS (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 92.00 99.00 60.00 Date 29-Oct-2021 15-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 Indicator met. More than 99% active civilian civil servants at central and deconcentrated levels registered in the established HRMIS. Biometric enrollment of civil servants by the NIU was carried out nationwide Comments: and 99% of the civil servants surveyed are enrolled. All enrolled civil servants are registered in the system. In addition, the salary file has been migrated to the system. Improving Transparency and Accountability IN01397192 ►PDO 4: Number of citizens reached through workshops and awareness raising efforts on budget transparency in priority sectors (health, and education) by CSOs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,386.00 5,032.00 5,000.00 Date 29-Oct-2021 15-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 4/25/2024 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) Indicator met. 5032 citizens were sensitized by CSOs on budget transparency with 211 in 2021, 2736 in 2022 and 2085 in 2023. These citizens were sensitized during the two nationwide data collection missions Comments: and the workshops on dissemination of budget monitoring reports organized by CSOs in the 12 departments of the country with the support of the project. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthening Revenue Mobilization and Public Expenditure Management IN01397195 ►Ministries with strategic plans that are aligned with medium-term budgets (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 11.00 8.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 15-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 Indicator met. 11 ministries have prepared strategic plans to switch to the program budget mode in January 2024. These are the following ministries: Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Budget, Ministry of State Reform, Ministry of Special Economic Zones, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Primary and Secondary Comments: Education, Ministry of Technical Education, Ministry of Forestry, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Ministry of Industrial Development. IN01397199 ►Strategic revenue mobilization roadmap adoption and implementation (process) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target TADAT self- No strategic revenue Auto-evaluation TADAT Strategic revenue assessment conducted Value management or tax with 2 Key Performance mobilization roadmap administration strategy Indicators adopted Improvement in 2 KPIs Date 29-Oct-2021 15-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 Indicator partially met. The Tax Authority adopted a strategic revenue mobilization roadmap but its implementation was not effective. The certification training followed by a self-assessment by tax managers based on the TADAT tool could not be conducted due to lack of engagement of the Tax authorities and Comments: constant changes at the leadership level of the Ministry of Finance. . IN01397201 ►Improved integrity of the taxpayer registry (process) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 100 percent of the At least 50 percent of At least 50 percent of the large taxpayers the large taxpayers large taxpayers estimated in the No centralized taxpayer estimated in the Value estimated in the census census are registered registry census are registered are registered in the in the new tax registry in the unified tax unified tax registry which is not yet registry unified. Date 29-Oct-2021 15-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 4/25/2024 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) Indicator partially met. All the large taxpayers estimated in the census (377) are registered in the new e- tax Tax registry. However, the tax registry is not unified because SYSTAF (manual registry) is still operating. The two systems (E-Tax and SYSTAF) are running in parallel until all taxes are implemented Comments: and secured in the unified E-Tax. IN01397203 ►Ministries using the new selection procedure for investment projects (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 33.00 33.00 3.00 Date 29-Oct-2021 15-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 Indicator largely met. 33 ministries trained to use the new investment project selection procedures. A PRISP technical assistant team supported the Ministry of Planning in capacity building on investment project selection procedures. Comments: 33 ministries (out of 35) put into practice the new procedure for selecting investment projects, in particular through the real-time use of the dynamic file (fiche dynamique) on the 334 projects listed in the 2022-2026 National Development Plan (PND). Modernization of the Public Administration IN01397196 ►Implementation of a digitalized Human Resource Management (HRM) system (SIGRHE) (process) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target SIGRHE civil servant SIGRHE civil servant registry is interfaced SIGRHE civil servant No digital HRM system in registry is interfaced with with the payroll and registry is interfaced Value place the payroll and data data harmonized with the payroll and harmonized data harmonized Date 29-Oct-2021 15-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 Indicator met. The administrative management functionalities of HR are rolled out within the Ministry of civil service. A common taxinomy was adopted in June 2023. The SIGRHE civil servant registry is Comments: interfaced with the payroll (Ministry of Budget) and data harmonized between the 2 ministries in December 2023. The government is working to resolve data irregularities identified during the harmonization process. Improving Transparency and Accountability IN01397197 ►CCDB capacity and institutional framework are strengthened (process) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target CCDB lacking the Amended CCDB legal Amended CCDB legal Amended CCDB legal capacity and regulatory Value and regulatory framework and regulatory and regulatory framework to effectively is drafted framework is drafted framework is drafted carry out its mandate Date 29-Oct-2021 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 Indicator met. The CCDB code of ethics the audit methodology guides and procedures manual are Comments: adopted. The organic law governing the CCDB is promulgated and all preliminary drafts of the 4/25/2024 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) implementing texts are validated. In addition, the project supported the development of the CCDB website, provided equipments and adopted a capacity building strategic plan. IN01397198 ►Number of civil servants, parliament and CSOs members that are trained on auditing (including ISSAI/INTOSAI) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 73.00 123.00 120.00 Date 29-Oct-2021 15-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 Indicator met. 123 civil servants, parliament and CSOs members were trained in audit techniques, including ISSAI/INTOSAI training. The training targeted the control entities (IGF, IGE, CCDB, Parliament commissions and CSOs) and focused on the consequences of changes in the revision of the ISSAI Standards that will affect account certification missions and other compliance and performance controls Comments: and audits. Inaddition, specific training on auditing contracts and revenues from the extractive industry were delivered. IN01397200 Percentage of women trained (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 43.00 73.83 50.00 IN01397202 ►Budget execution monitoring reports published by CSOs on education and health sectors (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 4.00 3.00 Date 29-Oct-2021 15-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 Indicator met. Four reports on budget monitoring in the health and education sectors produced in 2022 and 2023 and disseminated. Comments: IN01397204 ►Implementation of EITI work program (process) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Timely publication of Timely publication of EITI reports not EITI report and Timely publication of EITI EITI report and Value published in timely adoption of roadmap report adoption of beneficiary fashion for beneficiary ownership roadmap ownership Date 29-Oct-2021 15-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 Comments: This Indicator is largely met. EITI reports for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 were prepared, approved and published timely in compliance with the EITI requirement. On the beneficial ownership, a roadmap was adopted in 2002 with two workshops on reporting for administrations, CSOs, extractive and forestry companies. A beneficial ownership roadmap has been adopted and implemented by the EITI with the support of the project. A study carried out on the real beneficial owners resulted in the proposal of a national register of beneficial owners. A draft beneficial ownership register law has been drafted and submitted to parliament for review and adoption. 4/25/2024 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) IN01397205 ►Civil society training and workshops conducted by the EITI Secretariat (Transparency in the EI, Mining sector diagnosis, Beneficiary ownership) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15.00 19.00 3.00 Date 29-Oct-2021 15-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 This indicator is largely met. In 2023, four additional CSO training workshops were held in Brazzaville and Pointe Noire on the following themes: - two stakeholder contribution workshops to the EITI 2023-2025 three-year work plan, on 02/17/23 in Pointe Noire and 02/22/2023 in Brazzaville; - two awareness workshops on the implementation of the EITI in Pointe Noire on December 12, 2023 and Comments: in Brazzaville, on December 14, 2023 In total, 19 training and workshops took place with civil society organizations on transparency in the extractive sector. The diagnostic of the mining sector and its dissemination was conducted by MTI during the DPO preparation and therefore was cancelled by the PRISP to avoid duplication. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P160801 IDA-60230 Closed USD 40.00 40.00 0.00 40.40 0.06 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P160801 IDA-60230 Closed 04-May-2017 23-Jun-2017 17-Jul-2018 31-May-2022 31-Dec-2023 Cumulative Disbursements 4/25/2024 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 12-Nov-2021 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 4/25/2024 Page 8 of 8