British Influences on Commonwealth Budget Systems: The Case of the United Republic of Tanzania

April 1, 2007

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Ian Lienert. British Influences on Commonwealth Budget Systems: The Case of the United Republic of Tanzania, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed September 20, 2024

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Summary

Several features of Tanzania's budget system find their roots in the arrangements inherited from the United Kingdom. These include a legal framework that emphasizes accountability; a cabinet of ministers with strong budget decision-making powers; a parliament with very limited budget powers; and a similar external audit organization. In both countries, budget execution is decentralized to individual ministries, with accounting officers responsible to a parliamentary accounts committee. These similarities are blended with contrasts, including in Tanzania: a presidential system of government, one dominant political party, a written constitution, and some fragmentation in central budget decision-making within the executive.

Subject: Budget execution and treasury management, Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Fiscal accounting and reporting, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Annual budget, Budget system, Minister of finance, Permanent secretary, Prime minister, WP

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37
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Working Paper No. 2007/078
Stock No:

WPIEA2007078
ISBN:

9781451866421
ISSN:

1018-5941

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