중동부유럽

Abstract

The project has started to show progress and has already awarded a significant number of contracts that will speed up its implementation. Still disbursements remain low reflecting slower implementation than expected. The National Agency for Fiscal Administration (NAFA) has continued with the implementation of its organizational restructuring that included the upgrading of the Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) as well as the establishment of Medium Taxpayers Offices (MTOs) at the regional level, even though full implementation is still pending and subject to confirmation of appropriate alignment with best EU practices. They have also started implementation of the Change Management Strategy that will further help integrate efforts already deployed in the many areas of the organization.

There are still some challenges NAFA needs to address to further consolidate project implementation among which a successful completion of NAFA reorganization is considered critical for the modernization intended under the project. However, NAFA management has begun to back away from this commitment despite a formal commitment from the Ministry of Finance at the start of the project. The Country Manager raised this issue with the Minister of Finance during a recent meeting. The team will continue to push for this important reorganization and will monitor the situation closely. Special attention to the project integration consultancy that is already under implementation is also very important together with the strengthening of ICT management related functions that will become critical for successful implementation of the new Revenue Management System (RMS).