Partnership to Enhance Public Finance Management and Accountability in Zambia

About this project

After the 2021 general elections in Zambia, a new administration was elected, under the leadership of President Hakainde Hichilema. The ¿new dawn¿ Government has expressed strong commitment to reforming the public administration, fighting corruption and upholding the rule of law. The proposed Action aims at supporting the Government to implement its planned PFM Reform Strategy, its Revenue Action Plan, and develop its Medium-Term Revenue Strategy, aiming at restoring fiscal sustainability and improving efficiency and effectiveness of public resource allocation, and spending, for better public service delivery. This will help the country achieve its national development objectives. The Action will also aim at supporting the national accountability system and assist the Government in fighting corruption. In this context, we propose to structure the Action around the following two components:·  Component 1: Public revenue and expenditure management. The Action will support the Government to implement its PFM Reform Strategy, with an emphasis on outputs, aiming at strengthening budget credibility. The action will aim at ensuring reliable provision of domestic funding for public service delivery in the social sectors. This includes strengthening transparency and accountability in budget planning and execution. In addition, the Action will continue to support the Government to collect domestic revenues more efficiently, by assisting in the design of effective, gende…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 16Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Zambia

Sectors

Public finance management (PFM)Democratic participation and civil societyDomestic revenue mobilisation

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Main focusClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Places

ZM - Zambia

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2022-ACT-61219.

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