EU Approves Disbursement of €9.5 Million as Budget Support to Mauritanian Government
The European Union has approved the disbursement of €9.5 million (approximately MRU380 million) in the form of budget support to the Mauritanian Government.
The objective is to support the implementation of the Accelerated Growth and Shared Prosperity Strategy (SCAPP) in the education and health sectors.
The overall objective of the program is to support the reform of the education and health sectors to improve the offer, accessibility, and quality of services equitably for the entire population.
Since the start of the program in 2021, the Mauritanian Government has demonstrated its continued commitment to implementing effective public policies, maintaining macroeconomic stability, pursuing public finance reform, and promoting transparency and budgetary control.
Mr. Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Saleh, the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, said: “This payment of €9.5 million illustrates the quality of the partnership with the EU and the mutual trust that we have been able to establish.
Mauritania has demonstrated the significant progress made in the education and health sectors, as part of the implementation of the SCAPP, but also in the public finance sector, with notable results in improving budgetary transparency. Our prudent economic policy offers us favorable growth prospects for 2024, and I am very pleased with it.”
In turn, HE Mr. Gwilym Jones, the Ambassador of the European Union to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, declared: “The quality, efficiency, and fluidity of the political dialogue established with the Mauritanian government, as well as the significant progress noted in the health and education sectors enabled the disbursement of nine and a half million euros, or approximately three hundred and eighty million ouguiyas.
This EU support will make it possible to continue to support the government’s action in these key sectors.”
In 2024, the political dialogue between the EU and the Government will continue, focusing on the operationalization of the SCAPP in the health and education sectors, and the consolidation of the National Health Solidarity Fund (CNASS).
Maintaining macroeconomic stability, the master plan for public finance reform, increasing tax revenues, as well as promoting increased citizen participation and transparency in the budget preparation process will also be given particular attention.
Finally, institutional support benefiting the Health, Education, and public finance sectors will be continued, for an amount of more than €26 million (approximately MRU1 billion).