Fiscal Reform and Taxation Consulting Services

Procurement Title: Consultant Services for the Preparation of Fiscal and Taxation Reform Measures Applicable to the Agriculture Sector in Mozambique

Reference: MOZ-CDF-01-2022

Notice/Contract Number: MOZ-CDF-01-2022

Scope of Services: This assignment is to establish a program for long-term fiscal reform measures towards the benefit of the economy of Mozambique and its agricultural operators, notably smallholder farmers (including women farmers) and small-scale producer who make up the predominance of the country’s workforce and poverty.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) is in active collaboration with the Government of Mozambique, via the Compact Development Team (Gabinete do Desenvolvimento do Compacto-II (“GDC”), to develop a program focused on addressing selected root causes of Mozambique’s binding constraints of (1) poor agricultural policy, legal and regulatory framework, and (2) poor and climate vulnerable secondary and tertiary road infrastructure and low freight transport market competitiveness.
The Government of the Republic of Mozambique has asked MCC to work in the strategic and highly impoverished province of Zambezia to actively promote inclusive economic opportunity, climate and coastal resilience, and improved quality/access to public services and infrastructure. Projects under consideration include the following:

- Connectivity and Rural Transport

o Climate-smart, sustainable, and cost-effective rural road transport connectivity

o Complementary sector reforms and institutional capacity building

o Catalyze private sector-led strategies and investment

- Investment Promotion in Commercial Agriculture

o Reform institutions and policies to catalyze an inclusive commercial agriculture sector

o Strengthen the investment framework, capacity, and agricultural production

o Support gender-equitable opportunities and solutions

- Integrated Climate Management and Coastal Development

o Enable community-led mangrove and seagrass reforestation and land-use planning

o Investigate the feasibility of marine economies and potential application of blue carbon credits

Contract Duration: Eleven (11) months