United Republic of Tanzania: Request for Debt Relief under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the United Republic of Tanzania

International Monetary Fund

No 2020/203, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper discusses the United Republic of Tanzania’s Request for Debt Relief Under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust. IMF debt service relief will help free up resources for public sector health needs and other emergency spending, as well as mitigate the balance of payments shock resulting from the pandemic. Given the risks ahead, it would be important to ensure close cooperation with multilateral organizations and donors and ensure enough budget allocations on health and other priority spending. The authorities are committed to using the additional resources for their intended purposes and in a transparent manner, including through ex-post audits of corona virus-related spending. To deal with the remaining risks, it will be important to safeguard appropriate funding for health and other priority social spending in the FY2020/21 budget, as well as ensure close cooperation with the World Health Organization, multilateral agencies, and donors. The focus includes addressing arrears on value-added tax refunds and government expenditures, enhancing human capital and the business environment, and improving the affordability of bank credit.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; IMF debt service relief; IMF lending tracker; fund support; Tanzania's debt service; emergency financing facilities; IMF's debt service relief; Debt relief; Debt service; COVID-19; Imports (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 2020-06-12
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