GUIDELINES FOR THE 2012-14
BUDGET PREPARATION
Prepared and Issued
by ·
Ministry
of Finance (:lnd Economic
Planning
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ... . . ... 3
2. BACKGROUND ... . ... 3
3. 2012 BUDGET ... 4
3.1 Priority Areas For 2012 ... , ... .4
3.2 Indicative Ceilings for 2012 ... . . ... 4
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4. PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE 2012-2014 BUDGET ESTIMATES ... . ... 5I
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4.1 Review of Strategic Plans ... . . .. 54.2 Prioritization of expenditures ... . . ... 5
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I 4.4 Budget Classification, Charts of Account and Coding For 2012 Budg.et.. ... 64.5 Chart of Accounts (COA) ... _, ... ,., .•... ,., ... ,.:,_..,_,.,. ....
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5. INSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR BUDGET 2012 ... 76. BUDGET REFORMS ... • ... : ... : ... ~ ... . . ... 11
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7 NON TAX REVENUE .. ---... ~--.; ... ·; .... ; ... . ··· .... 138 CONCLUSION ... . . ... 15
2012- 2014 Budget Guidelines
1. INTRODUCTION
The 2012 Budget Guidelines seeks to provide clear instructions on the processes and procedures for preparing MDAs/MMDAs Budget proposals and estimates for the 2012-2014 Medium Term Framework in accordance with the Financial Administration Regulations (FAR) section 152 and 153.
The FAR states in article 152 (2) that; "the Minister of Finance shall not later th~n six months before
the end of each financial year issue, a budget circular detailing out th,e tirn_etable for the preparation and submission of the government's macroeconomicpolicyst.atem_e-ntand budget lor su_ch period_ as -' "--. " -,. - -· ,' . -- '• - -- -- ,'• ' ·. ' _, - --··-~c--... - . ', ' ~ '' ·'. - - '' _-, - .·- '. .... . ' ·.' '.--shall be determined by the President in accordance with article 179 of the Constitution and which shall be followed by all departments". SubSection 3 of the FAR also states thaf«the Budget Circular shall specify the sectoral and ministerial constraints within which heads of departments will prepare
~heir budget suhmlssior1s11
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This Guideline _is to assist fjoliorable Minis,iers, Chief Directors, Budget Committees and illl spending
officers of govern-ment institutions that req~ire resources from public funds,· i~-the preparatio~ of
the 2012-2014 Medium Term Expenditures.
2. BACKGROUND
The 2012 budget will be prepared, based on the "Better Ghana Agenda" within the broad framework of the Ghana Shared Growth and Development)\genda (GSGDA) and _the relevant provisions within the Revenue Management Act, with respect to development and infrastructure projects. The GSGDA clearly identifies seven (7) policy objectives. These are:
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Ensuring and sustaining ma~roeconomicstability
Enhanced cornpetitiveness-of Ghana'si:Jrivate
sector-Accelerated agricultural modernization a-nd natural resourcemanagernent
En~rgy,
oila~d
GasOevelopm~nt
• Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development
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-Hum'an de~elop~ent;_erf.ploynientahd prbductivitYTianspa~enf ~nd-ac~bunfable
goiterriarice'-•
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The 2012 budget would outline strategies for accomplishing projects and programmes initiated in
the last three years by government in pursuit of the poverty reduction and economic empowerment
agenda.
The .budget preparation process is- also an opportunity to implement reforms in b~dget design,
preparation and execution as part of the broader PFM
ref~tmsto
. iniprove anc! st;¢ngthen existing . ..cap~ cities and institutional arrangements and systems for budgetman;;ger(lent. Specifically, the
201Z budget
classi~ication wo~ld
be based ori the2001GoverniTlenfFiri~~,e' St~tisti~
(GFS). To thisend,
th~
new Budget Classification and Chart of Accounts.consistentwith GFS 2DQ1 would be used.As a way of improving the credibility of the budget, MDAs/ MMDAs are urged to give priority
attention to allocating resources to key Strategic programme and activities in order to avoid
excessive virement and off budget expenditure during implementation.
On the implementation of Programme Based budgets started in 2011, the number of pilot MDAs would increase to seven. (7). The Pilot MDAs would be required to use the ceiling provided to prepare both the' current Activity Based Budget and the 'rrogro rnme Based Budget. This is to help
learn le~.sonsto,(?_~iiitate the full roll out of programme basedbu~g~t in 2013.
Extenslii~ t"raini~g'Will be proVioed to ensure that technical staffs of pilot MDAs are eqUipped with the requisite capacity to accomplish the task, With 2012 being an. election year, the budget would also pro-~iCle sU'pport for the to"nduct bf u~·e arid fair elections \vhich are part of government's
comm'J:tril~rit
t6'-g-6od
goverr'lahce:Hon Ministers and Chief Directors are urged to take ownership and lead the entire budget
preparation process and provide policy focus and strategic direction to the budget to ensure that all governrn~rit pribl'ities appr~ved by Cabfnet are fully captured within the ceiling provided for each MDA.
3. 2012 BUDGET
3.1 Priority Areas For 2012
The 201Z budget will focus on improving the lives of Ghanaians through the implementation of
strategic
P~ogr~m~eS
to generate employment and provide essentYal services in-Cluding, water,sanitation, phys_ical infrastfu(:ture ?nd goocj ggyern"a!lce thro·u'g~ -fr~e a~d __ fair ele<;t_iOiis. Th~:Se
priorities are not only consistent with the GSGDA but also the Manifesto of the NDC government.
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other areas which wiil receive attention are eXjJendittJre,and--a_m-O'rtii~ition···af l~a-i-l,S fOr
cill
ari"d gasinfrastr~cture;
Agriculture modernization andCapaci~y.bu.ilding~..
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3.2 Indicative Ceilings for 2012
In line with
gover~ment
priorities outlined~bove,
MDAs
h<JY€,b$~k.pr.o~;d_~d ;i~h·m~icativ~ceiliqgs
for the 2012 -.2014 budgets. (Please see attached
App~nctix l:JI~;zef~il[~·~;, ~~~:)~~D·P;':',"jded_;lS
' the hard budget constraint for all MDAs .. The indicativec~iii~gs prri:~{d~c( excl~d~~p~~sonn~f
emqlum~nts)
but i.ncludethe total resource~nvelope
forgood~
and~ervices.
(adniinistratibn and·
se~iie) ~~d ki~ts{l~~~stni§hi).
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The ceilings have been aggregated .t0 provide. MDAs the fle~ibility to allocate resources to their .
p~io.riti~s·. MD
Asare~--t~~refor~to _en;ur~ ;~_s
__rr_~-~h
as possibleth.3_t
i!I(theirp~iOd'tie~
are_Ju.llycater~cf
.:for withinthe ceilings
provid~d.
Anyacj_diti~11al
allocation _.;iljb~
llased~n
;heo~ti;ome
of the budget6ilateralhe~Mhga=ndfinal cabi~etd~ci~fon.
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Add
it_i_Q'ri a{ ~Qst ·_ba:~·e··a..
d.·n''n_ew
g-OV~/~~,~it" ·p.OI_i ~y.
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• A significant change in government-strategies
Request for additional resources must be consistent with the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda and supported by Cabinet approval. The proposed programme must be fully casted, with clearly determined expected outputs and outcomes. This should be submitted as part of the budget proposals to be discussed at the budget hearing.
With the passage of the Petroleum Revenue Management Bill, the Government of Ghana will, for the first time, include the projected resources from the oil revenues for government expenditure as
part of the. 2012
b~d~et
appropriation.H~.:Vever
considering theexte~siVe
. institutional,administrative and legal arrangement and processes required, new instructiOns Will be isSUed
regarding the petroleum expenditures and these will be communicated to the specific MDAs in due
course.
4. PROCESS FOR. PREPARING THE 2012-Z014 BiJDGET ESTIMATES
The 2012 budget will be crafted withiri
a
Medium Tenn Expenditure Framework (MTEF) usingActivity Based Budgeti~g usingthe Activate softw~re as til~ enabler. Hawev~r as indicated earlier a
new Budget Classificatlon is ~eing intraduced with a re~ised
Chart
.of
A~counts. The new BudgetClassificationand COA will to address
so~e
of thechall~hg~~
0itht.he
!:uirentbudgei"Managernentand also strengthen the budget management processes. Th.ese challenges include:
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Misalignment ofMDAs' policy
obj~ctiveswith s~Ci~r
and~~tio~~lplans;
Weak linkages between the medium term policy framework and MDAs' policy objectives;
Weak linkages bet;,_,een6bjectives, kxpected
output~
ahd activitieswrong codifications of the organiz.ational codes .
lnade~uate
classification of expenditures for interria'tio'nal comparison.' ~ - ' . ' ' ' . - . . . .
In view of this, all MDAs are to be guided by the instrucfioni
~roJided to ensure that .budget
proposals and estimates areprepared inaccordance withthe approved Classification and Chart of
Acco~Qt~
withtfle.righ~
cades arer~fiected.
The followihgst~ps
are
t6 guide MDAs in the budget .prepara~i..
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4,1.
R~vi~wofstrat~gic.Pians
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The Medium Term Expenditure framework requires the use of strategic plans as basis for preparing the budget over a three year period. The first step in the process therefore is for MDAs to define their mission, goal, objectives and critical outputs using their legislative mandate and within the framework of the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA).
This process
sr.~ul\1
b" .undertaken as part oft~e ~evi~w
of MPAs 'strategic plans. All MDAs are to' - - '' .. ; ' - ~-' ' ' ' '.- - -' ' ,, ' ' •• " ' ' ' -- ·- . ' ·-,-" ' ' , ...• '- ' ,,_, ._, !~ --- - '' _, . . _, -- ' -- ' -. - . .
ensure that their approve'd sector plans have been revised to include ;ln'{ ilew.and approved Cabinet policy in the specific sector.
4.2 Prioritization of expenditures
the 2012-2014 budget, MDAs are to prioritize their expenditures and assume that all critical actions are adequately budgeted for. This is to avoid off budget expenditures ·and excessive virement. It is also to protect the integ.rity and credibility of the budget by reducin'g off budget expenditures which
contravenes Article 170 (2) of the FAR which states tliat•;;E~p~A-dit.~re
ofa
departrr\ent sh~'il ~otexceed the expenditure estimates in the budget approve<:! by .Parliament".
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MDAS arpq
~gte th~\anv,
prqgramme for which CabiQeta·pp~oval·
ha; notbe~n ?~ught
wi)i notreceive budgetarY <!lloc~tiqn. . .·· . . . ·.'. . •· .. ' · .
4.3 Linking Policy objectives to Medium-Term Development Framework
MOFEP and NDPC have revie;y.e<J anct)inked th~ _current pQJi<;y opject!v~_s, ,?,utputs, activities and
their codes to the policy objectives and strategies of the national mediu·m~te;m policyfram~;,.,~rk.
There are. proposed coded strategies to. achieve these policy objectives .. MDAs are therefore to
identify and state aU the strategies that fall in line 0ith the·i;core
busi~ess,
This exercisesh~uld
beundertaken in consultation with .National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the
Ministry of Fini'nc~ and Econo111i~Pianning {,MoCEP)
4.4 Budget Classification,.Charts of Account and Codi.ng For 2012 Budget
As part of the new Public Financial Management (PFM) reforms introduced in 2010, the Ministry of
Finance and Economic Planning has reviewed the current budg_et clasSification and Chart of Accounts
to effectively address the challenges associated with
th~
liudget-ri,an·agemenl: s\dem. It is expectedthat these reforms will invariably improve the budget,accountin.g a~d reporting syste~ and
ultimately the <J.elivery of quaJityessential.services for the people of Ghana . .
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-.-- . .In line y;ithtbereyiewectbuq~7·t slassification, MOAs are to reclassify their bud~etS to conform to
i_he l.iN
da~sifrtation ofFund:i6~~
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-Go~~rnmeht
~ '(COF.OG)
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' iMF'2cio1 'Goveti)~ent F·i~~.nce
- -' - 'Statisti6; (GFS). The UN ·--;• .-..
.COFQG
·permits trends in governme~t op.tlays on pariiculdrMhcti8~;(of' - - . -- . ' . - ...
_p~'i:P_~s~S _to -be e_xan1ine,d: ovef time. li is alsO _-used for rriaking intern:_et}~n-~t ~~or))_P?risb_ns-:to_
. detJ~_ri,_j·~~e t_he ext_e~t to Wh_ich ·g_ov~rnments are invo\vecf i!-t e~~OO!l1.i_C ·and.~~i:ia'l f~~J·i~~~-s.=
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F0rthe 2a12Budget, in
ag~i!io;; i~
theadmi~istrative
al1q qbjectiv!'htrategici:la~sif)catio~s,
Mq.A.sare expec:\e(j tb classify'tlle)r ·buagetjn··.accordance v;ith.th~•Econ?micand ~uncti.on cla>;>;ifi.c~ti,qri,
The .
~co~omi~
, '·";'·--: ._._ ,_, .... ·. -_ ._: .. -,_:_c. classificatroAidenbfi~s
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:. ..ofexife'iialtufes
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-'". "• tor example; · · -.' · ... · ' .--· ··s.mrtre~;
-. ' .... g&ods and ser:yi~es,treQ~f:ecs and payment or capital spending. The functional classification categorizes · _ -· _ ,. fr·::.,~:·:-'-!-_= ->"'---:,:~:~~~:--;:<;"i}·~t .,_ ;:;):-."~:~.;-~;, .. ,., r::.--.... .;.,_~·;;;,_,,:.,_,-;. ' __ · .' . '-_· :-- -. --~~,;c:i_i:,;,_f;r'f-->-' \ ... ---~ :-(--_-,"'':;-f.,---~-,:._: • .;.:_ ,-·-:~~:;:,---.-\~·~ ,.._~---_ _-:-. .;..-·-·:-";-/·2 .. _· ·;,. . - .: _,.·-•• -~ -.expend}~9~~s,,acc6[iJi'lg ~o!_h~ _purpos~s ~nd obje(tii,ies for whkh.they a(<: ill_tended regardle>s l)f
which
rn';tit~ti'ah'i~··~~~~;;ri~fB1~t¥i't,~Je'liJ~'il' ot\liH~rJii:~:·
•·~
. . ' • •• ·· ··· •These. ne0 C!~ssifkati.one a;e to facHitate historical and policy analysis ~rid inte'inati'oiial
comparisons. Adctitibnallv it will help government tci undertake statistidl reporting, fiscal c&ntrol
and ~c;o,f1orpic_ analysis a_~d cp~paris?ns. To assists- MD As to reclassifY. fh~i~'-bi.i(fgef,
a
~-hla-n-u-allla;been prepared as a guide for the preparation of the 2012 budget. The table below provides the
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.broad da~Sification: ·
Old classification New classification Difference between the old and n·ew classification
Personnel Compensation of The new classification includes all salary related
Emoluments employees allowances
Administration arid Goods and services This. includes administrative expenditures and
services excludes all allowances
Investment . · Assets . .
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With the new budget classification, a ·new Chart of ·Account has been developed as part of the GIFMIS project to provide data for integrated classification, policy, planning, budget preparation, execution, monitoring and reporting. The Chart of Accounts is the set of coding elements .used to classify, record, budget and report on all financial transactions in a most suitable form for making an informed and good financial decision. The new COA is attached ·(appendix.2) for both MDAs and MMDAs.
5. INSTITUTIONAl AND ADMJNISTRA TIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR BUDGET 2012
In accordance with the FAR; every MDA is to establish a budget committee· chaired by the Chief
Director. All MbAs
are.
to ensure that fhe members of the committee ani ifrawn from all the cost·centres tobe'ailotatedresources for r'noretrahsparentand partkipatciryblldgetprocess.
The Budget committee shall;
• Review and.formulate the strategic plans besep on the policies of government( GSGOA)
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It has been observed that MDAs dci /lot ilivohie their cost centres( department
and
agencies) in theallocation of resources and ~ecisions are taken at headquarters without consultation asJequired by
the FAR. Chief Directors are reminded to ensure compliance with the FAR by establishing functional budget committees in their respective Ministries.
5.2 Budgepiearings
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Budget hearing. will b~ .con,dtH;ted Jcn ell. MjJI,yij,n S~pt.<;mper. Th,e,NariJ)$ ~!\1 qj,;c~~s !he .. broad
policy objectives qf the MD As and the cost ~fimplementing tnese pqlicY ~bjeclive~:"n;~" ,;:,~eti~g \'/ill
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be in the form of bilateral discussions chaired by the Han Minister pf Finimce. end 'the Economic
will combine both the policy and technical hearings, Hon Ministers of MDAs will be required to lead their teams for these budget discussions.
5.3 Preparation of Budget proposals for 'Budget Hearing
For the pudget. hearings, MDAs are to provide prepared budget proposals one week before the'ir· scheduled hearing date. These proposals should be prepared after MDAs haVe g~ne through the MTEF process of strategic plan review and prioritization. The proposal should provide a short brief of the Ministry, its core mandate, the departments under it and the broad polii:y'bbje·ct\1i,ts·, The proposal should also inclyde the e~pected outputs and if possible .outcomes of the implementation of the projects and programrnesto m~etthepr:ioritized policy objective.
MDAs will'also be required to provide a brief on their performance in• the implementation of the
2011 budgetincludi~g all_i:omm'itments made for which payment will be made _in 2Ql2 . .Toguide the preparation of the budget proposal, a template has been prov.ided as Appendix 3.
5.4 Finalisation of Estimate'
After the budget hearing, MDAs will be required to complete their draft estimates. This will be done
using the newly introduced budget classification and Chart of Accounts and the.coding,.rraining bas
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been provided for all Directors of PPME, Finance and budget The Ministry of Finance an.d Economic Planning will provide technical- backstopping to ensure that the esti.mates are preP.ared in
accordan.ce with the new budget requ_ire:rnents. Jhere will also becon~inuous training.fo_raHBudget
officers throughout thebudget period. The various expendrture items which are to be budgeted for . - -
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5.5 Budgeting for Compellsation
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With tHe
ch~hge.
tb \'FS 2001, the Wcrer\t classifisa.lion of ,Pep,<?nh.el,-~"l~lum;r,t,,•.~d,ipac\.
of ad,miriistration . ;viii ·be put together as one ~X:pendi~yr.e • i~~:r:rt F~,li~<;l J.?rnPeQS~(ig"n •. ,'Qle--.-·"·.' .. ' :_,._-.-:- .·-.· .-::- ·.:,· _-- __ -.:· ___ , ____ · . -- .. ,: ',•-:.·---··_--:·-;_'','"·'~~->'-''·'<-;< .. , ... ,, .. , _ _,,.·r··-!•--.--~1-':":c,:-~-;"--...
ad minjstr?tive expe ~ditur~ to b.~ agd~d .<)re, a II. >~ler\', <3 nd .noncsa !o.ry reJat<;.9 .j![io\,ya.n¢e,, l.fl y.i~w ·of
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the on~going negotiations with the Fair vvages corrimis;ion. towards the inigratiqn of staff to the
SiQ~Ie·,-~P;~R~
••i~l~.jY,._·.~tf;~$~·~e,c~~J.~JI\P,,9>;~.~Y.~;-.~~-"F,~[,o~).~.~f~Jgr. -~~§~fci~~g,~fL'W.~.~~f~~'f/;~~~-!;~t~
enable the_provision of more realistic ceilings' and credible b~dget iriformation, a templ,atehas been,;r:· ·-::·.- :' ·::_'"• i·:·,. ,' ",··· _-_::'-_':·:. ·:·:.··.·:·; .0 ~
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provided~t <J·ppendix 4Jor,MDAs to pr,ovide.d.etaiJe(i·Jgforrn?tion of th~.wage an~ sala(i,es. .
-~ :·;=,---::_•--_-: :' ,·' ·:' -:; ----: -• .--,_·: .: • - ·_ :-'_---~-~-·-.. -,. -._, .. - -:_ ·> ·.-_-:-. :·· -.,. -_'-:~~ '-': :-:. -f_-' --_--:·-- • •• ,_. ':: __ ---::-·-"_;- .. ;,,;' ;" _, __ ,, __ : -_ ,,~ -~~;;· ,__ ;_
5.6 .Budgeting for arrears and commitments
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The Financial Administration Act
2o03·,
Act. 654, Section 20 outlines the process of 6ddg~tirig for.
OUtstandi~g
co]\lrnjtmentsand~tat~S
exp)iciJiy that outSl?ncJingcommitments andarne~rSrTlUSt
pe• - ' . : - - : '~-,,-, < _'·_:.;·,::_-~ ':_·_;_: _ , . __ .. - , : - •• ·~:~-.---· ~ --'--;,:-:'·:>;_ :::::··.· \ _, :--,-- --1 !- .-.. ' ·.- -- - _,_ ' . ' ., •' ''- -:" -.• ;· '': ':. : _. _'_ :- '_: ''- ·- ,_ --. ... ,,: .. --, ----· ._ - _-.··
the firsi charge i:iri MDJ\s' b,udget allocation end within the ceilings provided. ln·accwdance wrth the
5.7 Budgeting for Goods and Services
Goods and services will include all expenditure items in· administration excluding allowances and all
expenditures which used to be classified under services (item 3). As indicated earlier, one bulk
ceiling has been provided and MDAs are to indicate the proposed allocation based on their priorities.
5.8 Budgeting for Assets
The current investment expenditure has been reclassified as Assets and therefore all the investment expenditures should come unc(er Asset, using the assets codes .. The allocation will be made fro'm the ceilings provided.
5.9 Social Interventions Programmes
Government is implementing a number of social intervention, progremmes in educa.tion, health, employment generation, poverty reduction and sanitation. MD As ,that have. responsi,bility for
implementing these programmes :~re to budget for these in accorci.ance with the budget
classification and code them accordingly. The funding requirement should be dearly identified and
the full d~tails pr~vided e.~.the nu!Tlber of beneficiary commu~ities, ~chool p~pils, number of job
created, ek to e~a'ble th~ miniitr/g~i:ure the full ~>it~nt of the toverage ofth~se progr~;mmes for
effective ,:nonitoring and-~~~~,~~tion:'
5.10 Donor Funded Projects
MDAs who receive donor fundirig afe required to budgettomprehensively forthe expected inflows.
The information muSt ini:liide all 'on-going
proje~ts
and those in thepip~line.
Any on,goingarrangement to borrow ,internally sh()uld alsO be inCluded in the budget proposal for discussion.
Counterpart funds required should, be
adequ~tely
budgeted. for lt.lith thebreakdoW~
of theexpenditures for the counterpart
fV~ding.
A tempiate has been provided otappe'~ailB"Ika
gbide.Please
n~te
.that pipe line projects 0t;'idi are tocorn~. o~~strearn
during theyearh~ve
tobein~luded
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5.11 Investment proposal/ Private Public Partnerships
MDAs that are considering Public priv~te partnerships shoulcfprovide fu". details of these proposals
to ensure that they are fully provided for in the budget for approval by Parliament. MDAs are to note
that projects which are not included in the . 2012 budget will not be considered during the year. .
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5.12
P~Ym~nt
6f
Utilities---~ ·;
Sufficient budgetary allocation shi:>tllg be madefor the payment
~futilities
by all MDAssine~ ~o
5.13 Subscription Payments/ Contributions
All MDAs are expected to make ad~quate provisions in their budget proposals and MTEF to cater for
their international subscription payments/ contrib.utiqns and all other internatiotlal finarlf~ial
commitments.
5.14 Foreign travels
Expenses in relation to foreign travel should be charged under goods and services. Approval has to be smi'ght from H>e'Chief of Staff before·budgetforforeign travel expenses can be uti.li;zed ..
5.15 letters of Credit
It has been observed that some MDAs request for the issuance of letters of Credit and Promissory
Notes without the necessary budgetary allocation to back them when th~y'matufit: To a~(]fiJ delayed
paymentS _and ensure effectiVe budget implementation, all- Letters of Credit and Promissory Notes
whose maturity
g()
beyon'd the 2011 fiscal year should be provided for adequately since there willbe no extra fu'nds
'to
~over tho~e cl~lms.5.16 Consultaricyfees
MD As areadvised.to ~ufficiently budget fo; consult'an(:'{ claims im:luding 'services .nindeiea ·by the
Architectural and
E·~gl~eering
Se,:,;iceslirnit~d
,(AESl).MDAs are to~ote
i'hat n6f~nd's
will bereserved under MoFEP Budget for the payment of such services.
5.17 Import duties
Payment Qf .all custom duties,. VA\ end 9\her fee~, ,and ch~rges .on all I'Xpected imports, loyal
purchases and contracts must be budgeted for. ~dequately.IV'IDAs are infor[l)ed that the cost of
goods cleared on permit -" -· - -- will be debited against their budgets.
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5.19 Exchange Rate
· ... --'- __ -_ -- - -___ -. . -:_·.::::;·cd-::·;;·>:;·::-:':·~:;_':\.-:.>~-.:-~:.".·-··::::c-:..:::.:: .. :..-.l.··::·;;<"":··-;:,-,.,.,_ '.,.·,";' _____ ,-- ..
~,::_-_--For uniformity in the base for MDAs··estimates and regarding the exchange rate portions ,-all MDAs
are to e[Tlp)oy the int~r-bank. exchange rate of.
US$
ito. GHCl.Sl_, "'·. ,.,_, · .. · ':"'·:.· . ~ ... ~·-·- "'-.·:.·.' . .-:~~-·.->·-~·"·\,'::-·.·._,•_ . . c'
s:zo
Bank Charges •· .j ·. ~ ·'·~-Percentage of bank charges tha\, is associated with the transfer of foreign £Urren(:'{ s.hP)!Ici be includedin MD As budget. to ensure that these charges are also included in al! requests for transfer of foreign currency.
5.21 Negotiation of loans
Negotiation with NBFis for short term loans and advances without prior knowledge of MoFEP and
sourcing for loans. In addition, such acts lead to undue pressure on MoFEP to repay such loans. MDAs are reminded that the constitutionally mandated institution that can borrow money anywhere on behalf of government is the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. Thus no Ministry should negotiate for any facility without the involvement of the MOFEP.
5.22 Compensation payments
MD As are reminded to buifgetf()f compen-~ation claims that are due for payment within the fiscal
year. MD As should 0ot assume that the budget ceilings cannot contain the size of the compensation
paymeni:'1:f.~rebynot making prmiisiorisforit.
5.23 International Commitments
Activities that will lead to the
att;i~m~~t
of targets and triggers defined in the Multi Donor BudgetSupportpRSC/Jii1DBS matrices shouldbe budgetedfqr byaiiMDAs. In addition, where MDAs have
signed
d~velopm~nt
creditagreeri>~ntsreq~iring
allocation'cit
utilizatio~
ot
agreed levels of.·-~ -· .-._ ' -' - - ' - '. --.--: -" ' - ' ', ... -· . ' ' -:;; .· ' .. '. - ----·' - -- ·, . . .
Governm ___ . ent of Ghana (GOG) expenditures, these should be appropriately budgeted for as pari. of :-.· . '.-:- - ·---,_ ,_ ·. --- ' -.. --- - _,_ ' .
, ' ' ' .- - ' ' .
'goods and services or investment.
5.24 Monitoring and Evaluation
L ' ,• , 0 ' ,", • ', _ ~: i : '; '•.
MD As are to make budgetary allocation for the, monitoring 0nd eValu?tion of their budgets. Efforts
should also oe·m~de to developM & Ecapocities in all Ministriestoensureeffective monitoring~f
outputs and outcomes of government expenditures for effective planning .
.. 5.25 Climate Ch;;mge
Climate change poses serious risks to lives and livelihoods, particularly for the world's poorest and vulnerable poptilations. The impact of climate chi!nge may reverse progress t6wards achieving the
country's Millennium Development goals, lnJhis sense, climate ch0ngeisbothdevelopmental and
. an. environmen1:a'J issue. In the light oft his, MDAs are to ensure that climate change issues are .giveh due consid.~ration in the preparation of their budget.
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5.26
'l'ropel:tf
R_aYeAll MDAs are to ensure thatthey make adequateprb-;,ision fbrth~ payrrien·f or Properi.yRat~s. ·.
6. BUDGET REFORMS
6.1
~~~ler'rieritatioifl'rogramrne
sas'ed Budgi.t>>:· ·:.' . : ~'.'' .
. The government has c~mmitt~dto the introduction of Programme Based budget and Gender
Last year, two Ministries were assisted to convert their 2011 activity based budget into -programme
based budget. In 2012, five additional Ministries will pilot the programme. Ministries will be supported to prepare programme based bu.dgets in addition to the current Activity based budget for the year 2012. Detailed guidelines for the Programme based budget will be circulated to the Pilot
Ministries in due course.
6.2 Decentralized Departments. and the Prepar?.tion pf Co'Z'p0site budget
;,-. '
,~---As part of t_he PFM reforms, Government intends moving fn;n:n Ce':ltral_ t<?. -~Yp_~r91_._-~_qv~_m_r:n_~nt
classification in the preparation, execution and reporting of .the Bu.dget. Th[s,. c~upled -:vith the
objective of pursuing fiscal decentralisation as part of the governll:lent broad<dec~rtr.ali~a.tion
agenda, require,?_ ~be implerT_lentaJ_i~-~--ofc~rtain sp;~ifi~ legisl_~t~ve and_ ~dm~~i~trative actions.
One of these actions is the _passag~ ()f ll 1961. Pa;s,;d in February 2ou,'LI1961 ·mandate~ that some
of the functions which are currently performed at the centre' should now be tranSferred to the
district assemblies at the local
l~vei.This
provides th.e legal basis for functional assignment betweenMDAs and MMDA~.
With the assignment of these functions particularly for the schedule l,'the p·;eparation of the~'nti;e
national budget will have to change especially for decentralized dep~rtment. .Budgetary allocations
which hitherto have been part of the MDAs budge\ will have to be assigned to the decentralized departments to perform these assigned functions.
The decentralized departments are:
• Ministry ofAgriculture
• MinistrY of Works and Housing .
• Ministry oflocal governm~ntand rural dey.,lopn:ent.
• Ministry Off\oads and highways •.
These MDAs are therefore to clearly disaggregate their bu<jget and indic~te th'e ~llotat.ib~ to lhese
MMDi\$f~rthe 2012 Budget in their budg~t sub.:nission. This is part pf thepreparat_iop ttiyv.ard.the
. fuir
exp~riditure
assignmentto
b,e~n.~~f\akerr
in2813.
its~,6uld
be
notedMwever tha)ftorn20l3.
theallo~ation
to these MMDAs \viflb~ pici~id~dt()'th~·M di'r~aiv~s-~kiling
in
~ci:oidarii:ei0ith
the new legislation.The disaggregated amounts are also required as part of\he MMDAs btidgetaryres()ur_<:es_allocation
to prepare their composite budgei
f~r
2012.Bu.dg~t
heahng. ,will be held fa;~II
oistricis~t
theregional .centres. Training has started to build
c~pasi!Y.!ttp.istri,S sfl!c~rs
t<?
c~r;~.~}m.
);heir newfynctions. Mobile teams will also be set up to ass is) aiiMMp.A.s i~ this' regard:· . ·· · ·
6.3 Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB)
In furtherance of the GRB initiative being impl~mented by government, MDAs are to identify the
gender issues in their respective ministries by undertaking gender ana'lysis of genderdisaggregated
data in order to implement measures to address the identified gender g~ps in their sectors.
7 NON T.AX ~EVENUE
7.1 Non-Tax Revenue Estitnates
MDAs that subsist on the budget and generate Non-Tax
H~~~nue/lnter~aliy
Generahii:J Funds(NTR/IGFs) will be required to prepare and submit revenue bui:Jgetsfor 2012 • 2014 as follows:
•
•
•
projected total NTR/IGFs to be collected in 20p ;-,~014;
Projected total NTR/IGFs to be collected in 2012 must be broken down on a monthly basis by
category and type of Revenue. .. .. · ..
Projected revenue must be classified
intoa~o~llt~·;l~w~dunder~xpiicit
legislativeau'thorisation tobe retain'ed by MDA and amountto be lodged into the Consolidated Fund. : . - ,
..
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'
': ·'' - . -. ·. ·.: .. , _-_; . '_· . ·, . ' ' . ' 'Formats forthe presentation ofthe revenue estimates,and guidelines for reVenue projections are
attached as tablesl and 2 of appendix 7. . · .
7.2
Rev~n~e Enh~ncemerii:"Measures/Aq:ivities
MDAs should
d~t~il'out
measures and activities to beimplementedin2010W increase 'revenuegen_eration and_ irnprov~ <:t;JII_ection, accounting and reporting. ThiS shoUid
rncflrde
meaSUres
to---
en~m_i03te;reVeriUe._ leakage~.-·
,··,·.7.3
'Revenue Departments/Units. - -·
..
- -- -. , -- " . -- , • ·- - ' - ' .'P_reparaJl~n ofrevenueestim~tes
in all MDAsmust beledbytherevenued~partM~ntaf1dunits
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.
-··';-7.4 Budgeting for Expenditure to be i~curr~d outoffi~t~ine'd IGFs
MDAs are reminded that all expenditures t6 be incurred out of retained NTR/IGFs must be budgeted for aspait of the expenditure estimates for 2012 detailing the objectives, outpyts and activities to
be implemented. The breakdown of the expenditure intoitefnsniust<J!so be prpvided as perth~
·
at~ached
table 3 of appendix 8,~tarting
from20l2,disbursementofBudgetaryA/Iocations t9ryrol\s .
'('ill be linked to submission of repcirts on expenditures incuried froinfetain~d IGFs. · ' ·
7.5 .
~~cipos~ls
for theReivi~wof Rat~s.
~~-" ' ' - ' · .. ,_ . ·-' ' . ~ ·-: ,.:, . -..
MDAs ere required to submit proposals
f~rthe revi~w
of~b~~/ete rates,Je~s
and chah:es coilectedfor goods/services r~ndered to the public as part oftheir submissions~ MoAs arerequired to submit
would be forwarded to MDAs in due course to facilitate finalisation of the revenue budget of MD As
fur2012. .
7.6 Critical Time lines for Budget Preparation
The following are the critical time lines fo~ the pre'parationlor the 2012 budget estimates. All MDAs are to note the timelines and ensure that the deadlines are flowed through. The specific dates will be communicated as and when they fall due.
Month Stage
May-July . :jjpdate and review macroeconomic framework
~·
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June- July MD As Review strategic plans·· · ' · . ·· ·
July July/August August August August September
.,
.·September · ; ·
October
Develop proposals on three yea[ ceilings and submit to Cabinet
Send out Budget Circular
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·.. . •
DeyeJop Budget Framework Paper fur Cabinet
'•'
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Engagement with Cabinet; EIV1T, Economic Advisory counCil .·
MDAs review poHcies and expenditure priorities
a·nd
·prep-are~ yearestimates
.
Policy and technical budget hearings . ,· ,· . .
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Engagementwith Cabinet . · . ·
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Follow up o~ prfparation of MDA Budget Estimates andfinalisation of
Ei~Clget Ana Economic Policy
.·. . . '"'·';''' ,;:·.c,.;,,.,,_.·c:; ,. :· ;., •. , ,.
·fip~iis,e~,uqg~t( _·· ·.. ,.,, 5 . , · . • • ·h;
.·<
Pr¢5ent to EconQmic Managet)1ent Committee,.anaGablpet ·-; ·•· · ·' .: , November·.
November
: .
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•' •. .
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Attached are the following
docurn~nts
and;;mpl;t~s.to .;~i~t rY\oAf~i\H Mi\liDA~
in theprepar'atio~
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of the 2012 bu9get,arid econom)c policy and.~~tirnat~s ., ~' . · ·
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7.7 Budget Documents to
~e
provid<;'dFor the.budget preparation the following document are to be provided t~ the Office of the Director
~ :-- · .' '· · ---·~ ,t·:', '-.': :.· ·-, ,•·c·:·~: 'th ' -: ;. - - . _ " ..
--:.'!'-of budget byFri~ay {;6 August 20,11.
• M DA Stri)1;"gic Pian
• List of all on-going projects,
• Budget Proposal for the medium term
• Data on Compensation payments( Personnel Emoluments)
• All allowance (both Salary related and non-salary related)
8 CONCLUSION
The 2012 budget should provide an opportunity for government to. accomplish projects and programmesinitiated over the 3.year period of government's."Better Ghana Agenda" Hon Ministers
are reminded that the budget is a political document and a tool for: resources allocation for poli~y
implementation. The budget process is therefore a political process.
It requires the making of very strategic choices to reflect national aspirations within ministries in
particular and the nation at la~ge.
Hon Ministers are therefore to ensure that they ma~e od~qua(e time and effort to oversee the
entire process and ensure that resources are allocated to carefJIIy chosen
a~dwell
thought outpOlicyactiqn and strategies which will lead tothe attainment ofth~ bett~rGhana agenda.
Chief Directors are also encouraged to ensure that all the instructions outlined in the guidelines and FAR are complied with and that all the technical details are effibently and correctly reflected for smooth budget preparation. For any further clarifications you can contact the Office of the Director
o'f BudgetHoom 417/418 or call 233 - 20203044. .
Copies ofthe gui.delines can be downloaded from the Ministry
'~f
Finance and Economic Planning----.'-:.•·-APPENDIX 1: 2012 MTEF CEILINGS TO MDAS
MDA
2012
2013
2014
Administration 265,s8o,961 277,619,057 333,142,869
1 Offi_ce of Government Machinery 76,597,054 . 80,956,759 97,148,111
2 Parliament of Ghana 22,i88,973 - 24,407,870 ·29,289A44
3 Audit Service 10,647,102 11,711,813 14;054,i75
'
.- 4 Public Services COmmisSion 5 District Assemblies.Common.fund 713,485 • 784,833. .·. 941,80048;n7 . 53,061 63,673
6 Electoral Commission ·. . 29,095,901 2l, 005;49i . · 25,i06;S89
7 Mil)istry of Foreign Affair's_and Regional Co-operation 23,018,502 25,320,352 .. 30,384,422
8 Ministry of Finance and Ecoriomic Planning 25,584,905 28,143,395 33,772,074
9 Ministry of local Government and Rural Development . 2,236,954 2,460,649 2,552,779
10 National Media CommiSsion . 329;781 . '._ 362,759 435,310
11 Ministry of Information - 2,836,316 . 2,569,948 . . 3,o83;937
12 National DeVelopment Plannihg Commission .
2,137,526 ... · 2,351,279 2,i!21,535
13 Ghana Revenue AgenCy . .70.446,226 . 77,490;849 .
92,989,018
Ec-onomfc 49,588;663-· 54,934,778 _.·. . 67 ,222,88_7
14 Mkli.Stry-of Food and Agriculture •19,362,412 21,685,901 27,324,236
15 Ministry Of lands and NatUral: Resources ..• 12,514,444 13,765,888 .
_lo,519,o66-16 Ministry of Trade and Industry - 3,229,886 - -3,552;875 4,263.450
17 Ministry Of Tourism . 5,648,546 - 6,213,401 7;456,081
18 Ministry of Environment, ScienCe and Technology . . 6,654,226 .. 7,319,649 8,783,578
19 Ministry of Energy .
2,179,149 2,397,064 . -2,876.477
Infrastructure -89,512,107 164,924,486 197,909,383
20 Ministry of Water ResOurCes, Works and Housing .7,885;526 -,_8,674,079 .
.· 10,408,894 21 Ministry of Roads and High-Wav ' 67,168,890 134,337,780 . ·
-'161;205,336 22 Ministry of Commulikations • . 2.439,356 '2,683,292 '/3,219,950 23 Ministry of Transport 12,018,334 ·. 19,229,335 , ..•. 2:l;Oi5,202
Soda I .. .· 103,653,405 113,908,746 136,690~495
24 Miriistry of .Education , . -- .. - 53,201,li5 5_8,521,226 ' 70,225,471 25 Ministry of Employment. and Socia·! Welfare . 648,642 '•713,506 . 856,207
.
. 26 Ministry of Youth and Sports -' · . ·..
..
-..
·. . 24,i56i382 - .. _,. . - 26,572,021 . 3!,886,425 -27 NatiOnal CoffimiSsiontot
oVic EduCatiOn . · - • '3,077;398 ' •. ,'3;275,138 '-3,il30,i65 28 Miriistry 6f Chieftaincy and·cjjlture . ·, .· -, ·- 2,778,887 • ·._, . . . -.
~~.056,776 ... _._- 3,668)31. .
29 Mi_nlstry of Health .·
.·'
. . , ~ '. l 17,714,522·- . '19;485,975 .. • 23;383,:!-70
30 Ministry Of women and chi_ldrerl's AffairS .... _.·
..
';.1,702,114 • , i,ili'2;325 . . ·· .. · '. -- '12,246,790.31 National LabOur-Commission . 374,345 411,780 . •. -·494,136
P-ublic Safety 126,597,461 137;607,207 · U5,l28,G48
32 Ministry of Justice & Attorney General's Department 6,424,833 7,067,316 8,480,780
33 Ministry of l;>efence . 45,983,197 49,756,517 59,707,820
34 Commission ·an Human" RightS and Admin. JuStiCe 3,517,426 .
3,869,168 . . 4,643,002
. 35 Judicial Service . · . . -
-
.. .· . -,, .. - --
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36 Ministry of InteriOr - -70,672,005 - - '-76.~14,206 '_, 92,297,047
. MDAsTotal ·. . . . 665,232,597
• "748,994,273 .. · •. 96o,o94,2B2
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TEMPLATE FOR BUDGET PROPOSALS
Vision
Mission
Broad Sectoral Polley Objectives
Status of 2011 Budget Implementation (Financial and Non-Financial)
'
Amount Utilised
Budget
Actuals
-l<ey Achievement
Output
Outcomes
2012 Budget
Priority Programs and Projects
'
Cost of Priority P1·ograms
Breakdown of Ceilings to Expenditure Items
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{If any) {If any)
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APPENDIX 7:
PROJECTED EXPENDITURES TO BE INCURRED FROM'RETAINED NTR/ IGFs
ACCORDING TO BUDGET CLASSIFICATION FOR 2012
PROJECTED AMOUNT
EXPENDITURE ITEMS
(GHC)
COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES
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ASSETS (INVESTMENTS)
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by
Economic Classes
GOODS AND SERVICES
ASSETS
LIABILITIES (AREARS)