A Review of Capital Budgeting Practices
June 1, 2008
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Summary
A key challenge in government budgeting is to define an appropriate balance between current and capital expenditures. Budgeting for government capital investment also remains not well-integrated into the formal budget preparation process in many countries. This paper aims to provide an overview of past and current budgeting practices for public investment. The study will also provide a comparison between the budget practices between low-income countries and developed countries and make a series of recommendations for how to ensure efficient integration of capital planning and budget management in low-income countries.
Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Capital spending, Expenditure, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Public investment spending
Keywords: budget preparation process, budget system, capital investment, development budget, investment project, OECD country, poverty-reducing expenditure, support approach, WP
Pages:
24
Volume:
2008
DOI:
Issue:
160
Series:
Working Paper No. 2008/160
Stock No:
WPIEA2008160
ISBN:
9781451870183
ISSN:
1018-5941
