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The government is moving to strengthen its budgeting and public financial management systems to ensure that public resources deliver more equitable benefits to women and men.
Finance Minister Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar said the government was working to embed gender considerations across the budget cycle, from planning and allocation of resources to implementation and monitoring.
He made the remarks in Dodoma during talks with UN Women Tanzania Resident Representative Julia Broussard at the Ministry of Finance’s Treasury Square offices.
The discussions centred on strengthening cooperation between the ministry and UN Women on Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB), an approach designed to ensure that government spending takes into account the different needs and circumstances of women and men.
Ambassador Omar said gender considerations were already reflected in the 2026/27 national budget, adding that the government was working towards introducing a Gender Budget Statement as part of the public financial management framework.
“It is important not only to look at the amount of money allocated or spent, but also at the results achieved from those resources and to measure the outcomes of public expenditure,” he said.
The minister said the approach would help the government assess whether public funds were translating into tangible outcomes, rather than focusing solely on budget allocations and expenditure levels.
The government is also planning to introduce Gender Budget Tagging, which will enable authorities to identify, track and analyse expenditure targeting gender equality and women's empowerment.
The system is expected to improve the visibility of gender-related spending and provide policymakers with better information to assess whether allocated resources are reaching intended programmes.
Ambassador Omar said gender considerations needed to be incorporated into fiscal policies, budget preparation, resource allocation and monitoring of government programmes to support an inclusive and equitable economy.
Ms Broussard said the Ministry of Finance had a central role in ensuring Tanzania could generate and disclose information required under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 5.c.1.
The indicator assesses whether countries have systems for tracking and making public allocations and expenditure aimed at promoting gender equality and women's empowerment.
She said UN Women would continue working with the ministry to strengthen institutional systems and capacity to integrate gender issues into government planning, budgeting and public financial management.
The partnership will also focus on improving the use of budget data in decision-making and monitoring resources allocated to gender priorities.
For citizens, the reforms could provide a clearer picture of how public money allocated to gender-related programmes is being spent and what results it produces.
The government says the broader objective is to ensure that public expenditure contributes to improved outcomes for citizens while advancing gender equality and women's economic empowerment.
The meeting was attended by senior Ministry of Finance officials, including Assistant Commissioner in the External Finance Department Melckzedek Mbise, Assistant Commissioner for Government Budget Management Andambike Mololo and other ministry officials.
