NEW BUDGET PROCESS

CALENDAR – PFMA 2015

Presented to interns, Policy and Planning Department
21st/06/2017
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No
1 Local Government Negotiations 3rd October LGFC
with Sectors
2 Macro Framework and Resource 6th October Budget Directorate
envelope MFPED
3 PS’s meeting on the budget 10th October Budget Directorate
strategy MFPED

4 Issuance of BCC1 – guiding on the 20th October Budget Directorate

budget strategy, IPFs, Policy and MFPED
administrative issues on
preparation of the BFP

5 Regional Consultations with LGs End of Oct – Budget Directorate

early November MFPED
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6 Cabinet Retreat on budget Week 2 OPM
Strategy and AGPR (FY-2) November
7 National Budget Conference Week 2 Budget Directorate
November
8 Submission of sector BFP and 15th November – MDAs
detailed estimates sec 9(2) –
PFMA, 2015

9 Budget Consultations with DPs Week 1-2 Dir/Economic Affairs

December MFPED

10 Consultations with Presidential Week 3 OPM/MFPED

Advisory Committee on the December
Budget (PACB)

11 Submission of NBFP to Parliament 31st December - MFPED

sec 9(5) –
PFMA, 2015
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12 Submission of semi-annual 15th January MDAs
performance reports to MFPED
13 Inter-ministerial consultations January MDAs/MFPED
(technical & policy levels)
14 Issuance of BCC2 1st February BD of MFPED

15 Review meetings on the BFP by Week 1-2 OPM/MDAs

PACB February

16 Submission of Half-year Financial 15th February MDAs

Statements to Accountant General

17 Cabinet retreat on Half Annual Week 4 OPM

Government Performance Report February
(FY-1)
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18 Issuance of BCC3 February end BD of MFPED

19 Submission of detailed Budget Week 1 March MDAs

estimates
20 Submission of consolidated 15th March BD of MFPED
detailed estimates to Parliament
21 Submission of Ministerial Policy 15th March 13(13) MDAs
Statements to Parliament PFMA, 2015

22 Presentation of the budget to 1st April MFPED

Parliament

23 Review by Budget Committee & April – mid May Clerk to

Sectoral Committees – sec 13(4) Parliament/MDAs
PFMA, 2015
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24 Budget, Appropriation Bill, 31st May - sec 14(1) Parliament (Rt.
workplans etc approval by PFMA, 2015 Hon. Speaker)
Parliament
25 Consultations with H.E the 1st June Dir. Economic
President of the budget speech Affairs of MFPED
26 List of Accounting Officers 10th June PS/ST
(appointment)
27 Presentation of the Budget Speech 15th June BD of MFPED
in Parliament
28 Issue the annual cash flow plan of Week 3-4 June PS/ST
government

29 Issue the budget execution 30th June PS/ST

circular
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30 Publish the approved budget 1st July (FY0) Minister of MFPED
estimates – budget is effective
31 Submission of workplans and 15th July (FY0) MDAs
requisitions for committed funds
(Q1)
32 Submission of Annual 31st July MDAs
Performance Report (FY-1) to
MFPED and OPM
33 Submission of Accounts for (FY-1) 31st August – sec MDAs
to the Auditor & Accountant 51(1) PFMA, 2015
General
34 Accountant General to submit to 30th September Accountant
Minister of MFPED & OAG General’s Office
consolidated accounts (FY-1)
35 Q1 performance report 15th October MDAs
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