02203cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016083 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513521695 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept. Ukraine : Technical Assistance Report-Strengthening Budget Formulation and Fiscal Risk Management. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (47 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Technical Assistance Paper on Ukraine discusses that implementing strategic planning and a medium-term budget framework (MTBF) is a core component of Ukraine's Public Financial Management (PFM) reform strategy. A pilot MTBF conducted in 2017 formed the basis for amendments to the Budget Code in December 2018, which firmly establish a MTBF as the basis for budget preparation. The amendments also establish a legal basis for related reforms, including regular spending reviews and monitoring and managing risks to public finances. The report also highlights that a central margin should also be established to accommodate budget volatility and meet the costs of genuinely urgent, unavoidable and unforeseeable expenditure pressures that may arise. In order to reinforce spending discipline, the margin should be tightly controlled, centrally managed and transparently reported. Strategic planning should also be improved to provide a stronger basis for integrated policymaking, strategizing, planning and budgeting. Creating a robust strategic planning system would assist in this regard. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2019/360 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2019/360/002.2019.issue-360-en.xml IMF e-Library