Pacific Fiscal Budget Support 2020-2023 Evaluation Report

Written By Yie Liew

Summary

The Pacific COVID-19 Fiscal Budget Support package provided AUD498 million to Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste over a three-year period (2020-2023). The aim was to help countries mitigate the risk of fiscal crisis, maintain essential services and protect the vulnerable through targeted and temporary support.

The evaluation assessed the effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, gender equality and disability inclusion of the package across 12 countries: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and Timor-Leste. The findings will be used to inform the next Pacific direct financing package. 

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