Center for Budget and Tax Policy (CBTP) Founded in 2015 as a company limited by guarantee, the Centre for Budget and Tax Policy (CBTP) is an inde¬pendent, not-for-profit think tank and centre of excellence in Africa on budget and tax policy. CBTP is headquartered in Kampala, Uganda and seeks to providea platform for advocacy and capacity building for CSO/ PSO, government agencies and development partner organisations in governanceand accountability. The centre focuses on enhancing prudent and all-inclusive public finance management prac¬tices in public institutions to promote equitable development nationally, on the continent and beyond.



2. ACHIEVEMENTS
What have been the principal results in the past three years that contribute to significant, structural, sustained and positive improvement in the lives of men, women, girls and boys suffering from poverty, injustice, insecurity and exclusion?
1. Improved management of public resources during emergencies and fragile situations. We specifically influenced public policy decisions on Uganda’s COVID-19 responses by advocating for provision of support of vulnerable persons in Uganda and supporting of businesses.
2. Successfully convened citizens and stakeholders on tax policy and social protection at both national and international level. For-example, CBTP hosted a session during the World Bank-IMF Annual Meeting 2020.
3. Contributed to provision of alternative proposals to government on efficient and effective budgetallocations particularly for financing social services frontline sectors; Education, Health, Agriculture and Social Development. CBTP regularly engage the relevant committees of Parliament especially during budget processing.
4. Improving access to social protection interventions for vulnerable groups in Uganda.

3.    INSTITUTIONAL PURPOSE
Mission: To be a global think-tank that advances society through rigorous research, analysis of budget, tax policy for the promotion of equity, justice, accountability, and democracy.

Institutional objectives:

• To provide well researched, rigorous, and conceptualised bud¬get and tax policy analysis in Africa
• To inform and shape debate on budget and tax policy to influ¬ence outcomes.
• To provide a robust, reliable, effective and interactive platform for multi-stakeholder engagement on budget and tax policy issues
• To advocate for equity budgeting and tax justice in Africa and beyond
• To advocate for efficient allocation and proper utilization of public resources to enhance economic development
• Advocate for the formulation of public finance manage¬ment policies and tax policy laws that are responsive to the needs of the society
• To advocate for inclusion of gender, climate change, human rights issues in the budget and tax policy discourse
• To provide analysis onall forms of public policy issues that have a nexus with social justice, accountability, democracy and sustainable development.


Field(s) of activity: What are the principal thematic and geographic areas in which the organization works?

1. Governance and Accountability
2. Health
3. Education
4. Agriculture
5. Energy and Environment
6. Physical Infrastructure
7. Inclusive Social andEconomic Development
8. Social Protection policy and financing

Coverage
1. National
2. All districts


4. STRATEGIC POSITIONING
Analyse the environment in which the organisation works? Who are the other relevant social actors, including government and business, and what roles do they play? ‘In this context, what is unique about the position of the organisation?

STRENGTH  WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES  THREATS ACTOR ROLES
TECHINCAL CAPAPCITY  NO INSTITUTIONAL VEHICLE TO SUPPORT DAY TODAY RUNNING OF OPERATIONS REVISON OF THE MINING ACT  SHRINKING CIVIC SPACE MOFPED GUIDES ON ANNUAL AND QUARTER RESOURCE DISBURSEMENTS
REGIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS  EXPIRATION OF THE PFM REFORM STRATEGY  APATHY AMONG COMMUNITIES  MEMD GUIDES ON THE REVENUE SHAIRNG WITH LGS AS PER THE MINING ACT
GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT  STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT  CORRUPTION  PARLIAMENT  APPROVAL OF BUDGETS AND MONITORING MINING PROGRAMES AND ACTIVITIES
FULLY COMPLIANT TO COUNTRY REGULATORS    LIMITED FUNDING TO CSOS




5. FUNCTIONAL ORGANISATIONAL CHART include below your organizational chart)
How are authority and responsibilities structured? For each operational unit, indicate the job titles, number of people in each position, and if they are men or women.