The aim of the Government is to determine and represent its economic policy through the following hierarchy of tools:

	Vision 2020 Provides the long-term social and economic vision of the Government. It is currently being prepared
	Policy Framework Paper (PFP)  Provides the medium-term national objectives, strategies and structural reforms of the Government for the period July 1999 to June 2002.
	Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy Paper (PRSP) Provides a coherent framework of macroeconomic, structural and social policies to raise growth and reduce poverty. When developed, it will replace the PFP.
	Ministerial Strategic Plans Provide the medium-term objectives, programmes, outputs and activities of each sector and Ministry, consistent with the Vision 2020 and the PRSP. These will be placed on the site soon.
	Public Investment Programme (PIP) Details all those development projects being carried out or planned by the Government and its development partners over a three year period.
	National Budget Specifies the revenues and expenditures (both recurrent and development) of the Government over the coming year, based upon all of the above documents. For more information about the budget, see: MTEF Action Plan 2000-2002 Annual Budget Calendar 2000 Budget 2000 Budget Speech Background to the 2000 Budget