DDI_STP_2011_MCC-T_v01_M Millennium Challenge Corporation 2014-04 NADA Version 1.0 (April 2014) Version 2.0 (April 2015). Edited version based on Version 01 (DDI-MCC-STP-IE-2011-v01) that was done by Millennium Challenge Corporation. Threshold 2011 MCC-T 2011 STP_2011_MCC-T_v01_M Duca Consulting International NADA Millennium Challenge Corporation Monitoring & Evaluation Division Independent Performance Evaluation - v01: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution. This report is a summative evaluation of the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) Threshold Country Program (TCP) for São Tomé and Príncipe. The program was formally launched through a Memorandum of Understanding in November 2007. The MCC contracted with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) for implementation of the program; field work commenced in January 2008. This evaluation covers three of the four major components of the TCP: -Increase tax revenue through higher voluntary compliance with tax laws; -Increase tax revenue through strengthened tax enforcement; and -Improve the business environment. The objectives established for this ex-post evaluation are to: -document the implementation of activities and inputs proposed in the TCP plan; -gauge the extent to which intended outcomes and program goals were achieved; -assess the clarity and appropriateness of program design; -understand shared roles and responsibilities in the success of the program; and -present findings that may prove useful to all stakeholders in future TCP programming. The evaluation's findings were based on Document Review and Key-Informant Interviews. The Evaluation Team conducted direct interviews with respondents in São Tomé, in Lisbon, and via both one-on-one and telephone interviews with TCP managers and consultants in the U.S. Findings in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Contract's Phase II report, along with MCC's and OTA's comments on them, were also important sources for this final report. São Tomé and Príncipe Millennium Challenge Corporation Millennium Challenge Corporation http://data.mcc.gov/evaluations/index.php/catalog/89 Cost: None