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Acknowledgement of sources International Budget Partnership www.internationalbudget.org Idasa www.idasa.org.

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Know when to intervene The four Stages of the budget process

Key points:
- Different decisions are made at each stage of the budget process

- You should intervene before the decisions you want to change are being made, not after.

Budget Cycle
Budget formulation
Executive drafts budget

Budget enactment
Minister of Finance presents budget to parliament,

debates and approves

Budget Execution
Government agencies & departments implement

programmes and spend the money

Budgeting auditing and assessment


Agencies and departments report on expenditure Auditor General (Supreme Audit Institutions SAIs)
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The general stages of the budget cycle


Agencies and depts report on expenditure to Auditor General Executive drafts budget Minister of Finance presents budget to parliament, debates and approves budget

budget formulation
Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) 3 year rolling budget

budget auditing & assessment

budget enactment

Govt agencies & depts implement programmes and spend the funds

budget execution
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The general stages of the budget cycle


Agencies and depts report on expenditure to Auditor General Executive drafts budget Minister of Finance presents budget to parliament, debates and approves budget

budget formulation
Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) 3 year rolling budget

budget auditing & assessment

budget enactment

Govt agencies & depts implement programmes and spend the funds

budget execution
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Steps in the Formulation Stage


Economic modeling Treasury, World Bank, Central/ Reserve Bank Revenue estimations Treasury, Central / Reserve Bank Department/Agency expenditure ceilings determined Executive determines medium-term spending priorities (April-Sept) National and subnational depts prepare medium term expenditure framework (MTEF) budget submissions (April-Aug) Department/Agency expenditure budgets formulated Medium Term Expenditure Committee (MTEC) hearings held between Natl Treasury and separate departments MTEF and Division of Revenue (DOR) debated between July and August. Budget Council makes final recommendation on DOR between subnational regions/provinces. Approval by Cabinet (Sept-Oct)

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement; Adjustments Estimate; Division of Revenue Bill - introduced into Parliament (Nov) Tabling of budget in Parliament Formulation overlaps with other stages, i.e. auditing of last years records & execution of current years budget

When and how would civil society best impact on the Formulation Stage?9

Budget formulation decisions follow a sequence:


Decision Who decides?

How much extra money will we collect in tax & donor funds for the next financial year?
How much extra money do we want to spend? How much money should we borrow? How should we divide additional money up between expenditure departments?

Treasury, Central Bank, Donors Treasury, Donors, Cabinet Treasury, Central Bank, Donors Treasury, Donors, Cabinet

How should we divide additional money up within expenditure departments (which programs)?
On what should we spend additional money within each programme?

Department Head, Minister Head of Department, Programme Head


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Answer the following question

Plenary work:
Not all people with mental health problems have access to community-based services . Make a list of all the possible budget formulation decisions that could cause this problem. Who makes each of the decisions that you listed above?

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The general stages of the budget cycle


Agencies and depts report on expenditure to Auditor General Executive drafts budget Minister of Finance presents budget to parliament, debates and approves budget

budget formulation
Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) 3 year rolling budget

budget auditing & assessment

budget enactment

Govt agencies & depts implement programmes and spend the funds

budget execution
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Steps in the Enactment/ Approval Stage


Minister of Finance tables budget in Parliament Media briefing on the budget (closed room affair) Committees consider budget, hold public hearings, and report to Chamber Amendments (not likely!) Budget voted into law (Appropriation Act) becoming known as Enacted Budgets Ministers also present their Votes to Parliament
When and how would civil society best impact on the Enactment stage?
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The general stages of the budget cycle


Agencies and depts report on expenditure to Auditor General Executive drafts budget Minister of Finance presents budget to parliament, debates and approves budget

budget formulation
Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) 3 year rolling budget

budget auditing & assessment

budget enactment

Govt agencies & depts implement programmes and spend the funds

budget execution
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Steps in the Execution Stage


In your small groups, brainstorm onto a flipchart what you think happens during this phase and identify responsible actors for each activity. Money transferred to spending agencies (from enacted budgets) Agencies initiate spending o Through payrolls, procurement of goods and services, etc Payments for goods and services procured Transactions recorded in accounting systems In-year accounting and budget performance reports produced (Monthly, quarterly & mid-year reports) Supplementary budgets/ adjustment estimates Year-end accounting and budget performance reports produced (Annual reports) Many budget process activities occur concurrently during execution stage, e.g formulation also overlaps with last years auditing Where and how would civil society best impact on the Execution 17 Stage?

The general stages of the budget cycle


Agencies and depts report on expenditure to Auditor General Executive drafts budget Minister of Finance presents budget to parliament, debates and approves budget

budget formulation
Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) 3 year rolling budget

budget auditing & assessment

budget enactment

Govt agencies & depts implement programmes and spend the funds

budget execution
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Types of audit
Financial audits/ attestation audit Auditor attests to, or

verifies, accuracy and fairness of the presentation of financial statements Compliance audits Auditor checks if some conditions have been satisfied: expenditure authorised by competent authority? Expenditure authorised by the appropriation law and spent according to the law? Does expenditure conform to procedures of public finance and related laws? Performance audits assessing technical & managerial aspects of spending to measure levels of value-for-money in public spending (moving beyond accounting & finance), through three factors:
Economy: can program be run at less expense? Efficiency: can r/ships between inputs and outputs be improved? Effectiveness: Is the spending authority delivering its intended

results, comparing performance indicators against actual results

Steps in the Audit Stage


In your small groups, brainstorm what you think happens during this phase and identify responsible actors for each activity.
Executive submit year-end reports to Supreme Audit Institution (SAI, or AG) Audit conducted SAI report referred to Legislature Legislature refers report to the Public Account Committee (PAC) Public hearings key mechanism by PAC to examine audit reports - room for CSOs & Media to be involved PAC have constitutional power to summon officials & ministers to provide evidence Recommendations of PAC referred back to full parliament for debate Government should implement recommendations, but this rarely happens (indicating weak parliamentary power to hold executive accountable)

Where and how would civil society best impact on the Auditing stage?

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Plenary exercise
Now that we have covered all the budget cycle phases, which stage of the budget process would you try to intervene in if you were advocating about the following & why?
- Poor quality medicines are procured with no efficacy on medical conditions for which they are dispensed - Auditor Generals report on poor financial management of the department of health - Money allocated to district hospitals wasnt spent during the financial year - There is fraud in every procurement process of the department of health - Underspending in the palliative care budget
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The intrigues and politics of the budget process The Actors: Donors, politicians, bureaucrats, civil society Source: IBP www.internationalbudget.org THE POWER-CARD GAME
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Powerbrokers in the budget process


Treasury Politicians Donors & IFIs Legislatures Private sector

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Treasury
Where do they have power? Fiscal policy, Expenditure envelopes, Arbitration, Virement, Rollovers, Financial management The Limits of their power Relationship with the Presidency/Prime Minister Technical capacity

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Politicians
Where do they have power? Executive decisions, Formulation of budget, Implementation of Budget The Limits of their power Policy goals public? Financial management legislation Relative power of Legislature and Treasury

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Donors & IFIs


Where do they have power? Fiscal policy, Expenditure envelopes, Financial Management Legislation The Limits of their power Donor Diversity Clearly formulated Public policy goals

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Legislatures
Where do they have power? Approval of budget, Implementation, Audit The Limits of their power Political system & party rules Amendment powers Role of committees in the budget process

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The Private Sector


Where do they have power? Taxation, Formulation, Procurement
The Limits of their power Rule-based system

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Your Country Budget


Who are the key power holders in the formulation and

execution of the budget in your country?

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