Fiscal Reforms and the Fiscal Effects of Aid in Uganda
Fiscal reforms have improved aid and expenditure management, contributing to improved fiscal performance in Uganda
Abstract
Uganda implemented public expenditure and revenue management reforms from the early 1990s with specific aims of improving budget planning and aligning aid with fiscal priorities. The relationship between aid and domestic fiscal aggregates is analysed using a Cointegrated Vector Autoregressive model with annual data for 1972–2008 and quarterly data for 1997–2014. Aid has been a significant element of long-run fiscal equilibrium, associated with increased tax effort and public spending and reduced domestic borrowing. Fiscal reforms have improved aid and expenditure management, contributing to improved fiscal performance in Uganda, with lessons for other African countries.
This is an output from the ‘Delivering Inclusive Financial Development and Growth’ project led by the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London)
Citation
Thomas Bwire, Tim Lloyd & Oliver Morrissey (2017) Fiscal Reforms and the Fiscal Effects of Aid in Uganda, The Journal of Development Studies, 53:7, 1019-1036, DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2017.1303677