UR-L1175 : Program to Strengthen Public Policy and Fiscal Management in Response to the Health and Economic Crisis Caused by COVID-19 In Uruguay II

The general objective of the program is to strengthen the efficiency, effectiveness, and equity of public policy and fiscal management to address the health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19, through the design and implementation of effective and fiscally responsible policy measures. The specific objectives are: (i) to promote the availability and timely execution of public resources to address the health crisis caused by COVID-19; (ii) strengthen the countercyclical effect of fiscal policy through the temporary introduction of measures to protect the income of vulnerable households and to increase the liquidity of firms during the health and economic crisis; (iii) support the effective and continuous provision of essential goods and services through policy and public management measures; and (iv) promote economic and fiscal recovery in the post pandemic period.