FPAC meets with Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability with Gender and Climate Frameworks mission in Seychelles |11 February 2025

The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly, led by chairperson Hon. Sebastien Pillay, met with the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability with Gender and Climate Frameworks (PEFA ++) mission in Seychelles on Wednesday February 5, 2025.

Hon. Pillay was accompanied by Hon. Georges Romain, Hon. Churchill Gill, Hon. Conrad Gabriel and Hon. Richard Labrosse.

The PEFA delegation was accompanied by principal secretary for Finance, Astrid Tamatave, and Comptroller General Jude Commettant.

The primary objective of the PEFA assessment is to review the current performance of the Public Financial Management (PFM) system, and to measure progress since the last PEFA evaluation conducted in 2016.

The discussion was centred on assessment indicators that evaluate the legislative scrutiny of the annual budget and the roles of the FPAC.

Key topics included the procedures, timelines and internal organisational arrangements during the budget examinations.

Members of the FPAC engaged in an interactive exchange with the PEFA delegation providing insight and perspectives on the scope of legislative oversight as well as challenges faced in the scrutiny process.

During the session, Committee members highlighted certain constraints impacting the budgetary oversight, for instance the lack of a Parliamentary Budget Office.

Members also explored potential strategies to enhance the effectiveness of the parliamentary oversight mechanism.

The accompanying photos show highlights of the meeting.

Text & photos contributed