Do PPDs Need a Legal Do PPDs Need a Legal Mandate?Mandate?

Do PPDs Need a Legal Do PPDs Need a Legal Mandate?Mandate?

A Case study from Tanzania:A Case study from Tanzania:

National context

• Tanzania:– population 35.9 m– per-capita income of US $ 330 – low ranking in WB Doing Business survey

• Private sector participates in:– tax task force – the public expenditure review working

groups– Tanzania National Business Council (TNBC)

• Donors support PSOs to influence reforms at the district level

Public-Private Dialogue in the Municipality of Moshi

• Objectives:– identify issues blocking businesses– establish and sustain PPD

• Structure: – Private Sector Advocacy Committee – a coalition committee organized by sector

• The Moshi Business Council:– 5 members from Municipal Council– 5 members from private sector, – Chair is the Municipal Director,– The PS Heads the secretariat

• Meetings:– Held quarterly– Agreement by consensus

Vision, processes and milestones

• The vision:– “to see that the public-private dialogue platform

is legally registered… and investment environment improved”

• The process of advocacy:– sector chairs identify sector roadblocks – issues are processed – advocacy issues are vetted by the platform– Municipal Council adopts proposed reforms.

• Anticipated milestones:– Regulatory Impact Assessment on municipal by-

laws– Exposure of members to best practice in PPD – Workshop for councilors to appreciate PS – Signing a MOU between PS and MMC– PS mobilized to form grassroots advocacy

committee– Moshi Business Council is legislated

Questions and challenges• Difficulties in the beginning:

– Lack of political will– Public sector focus on written laws– Legal mandate for PPD is therefore a step in a

right direction

• Challenges:– How do we cultivate political will among civil

servants with a socialist mind-set?– How do we convince entrepreneurs to

advocate when they are used to paying their way through?