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Presentation On Government Budgeting

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PRESENTATION: GOVERNMENT BUDGETING

SLIDE #1: Government budgeting is the critical exercise of allocating revenues and
borrowed funds to attain the economic and social goals of the country. It also entails
the management of government expenditures in such a way that will create the most
economic impact from the production and delivery of goods and services while
supporting a healthy fiscal position
National Budget is a plan for how the government spends taxpayers money, and
how it pays for its activities, its borrowings and the repayment of its borrowings.
More technically, it is the estimated schedule of expenditures and sources of
financing.
SLIDE #2: Government budgeting is important because it enables the government to
plan and manage its financial resources to support the implementation of various
programs and projects that best promote the development of the country. Through
the budget, the government can prioritize and put into action its plans, programs
and policies within the constraints of its financial capability as dictated by economic
conditions. It also mitigates economic divide - Economic disparity and inequality is
an imminent threat to any country’s economy. The government can address these
kinds of threats by introducing public and economic welfare policies for the
underprivileged sections of the society through the budget.
SLIDE #3: National Budget composed of the following:
Revenues are the primary source of financing the budget because these are the most
stable sources of funds. Revenues consist of tax and non-tax collections. Non-tax
revenues are revenues collected from sources other than compulsory tax levies.
These include those collected in exchange for direct services rendered by
government agencies to the public. They can also arise from the government's
regulatory and investment activities.
Borrowings are obtained from repayable sources, including loans secured by the
government from financial institutions and other sources internal and external, to
finance development projects and/or budget support. There are two subcategories
of borrowings: a) domestic borrowings - from the auction of Treasury bills, notes
and bonds. and b) foreign borrowings.
SLIDE #9: BUGDET PREPARATION
The budget preparation phase starts with the Development Budget Coordination
Committee (DBCC). It is headed by the DBM Secretary and its members are the
Secretary of Finance, the NEDA Director-General, and the Bangko Sentral
Governor, with the Office of the President for general oversight.
The NEDA provides the over-all macro-economic assumptions with which
budgetary levels are to be determined. They involve the projected Gross National
Product (GNP) real growth rates, inflation rates, 91-day treasury bill rates, the
London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) rates, foreign exchange rates, population
growth, and other economic parameters.
The Department of Finance (DOF), the Bureau of the Treasury, the Bureau of
Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs help the DBCC in determining the
sources of financing. They project the revenues that will be generated for the budget
year as well as the borrowings that may have to be tapped.
The DBCC determines the overall economic targets, expenditure levels, the revenue
projection, deficit levels and the financing plan. It submits them to the President and
the Cabinet for approval.
Once these are approved, the DBM issues the Budget Call. This requires agencies to
prepare their budgets in accordance with the said guidelines, macro-economic
assumptions, and ceilings. The DBM spells out guidelines, procedures, and
timetables.
SLIDE #12: BUDGET LESGISLATION
The Budget Legislation Phase covers the period commencing from the time Congress
receives the President’s Budget, which is inclusive of the NEP (National Expenditure
Program) and the BESF (Budget of Expenditures and Sources of Financing), up to the
President’s approval of the GAA (General Appropriations Act)
The DBM then conducts technical budget hearings where agencies present, defend
and justify their budget proposals. It involves the significant participation of the
Legislative through its deliberations where organizational and budgetary issues are
clarified.

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