(PDF) Budgeting in Public Sector Economy “Case Study of Enugu State Government

Overview of Budgeting in Public Sector Economy “Case Study of Enugu State Government”

INTRODUCTION

In his budget of December 23, 2011 presented the year 2012 budget, there the governor of Enugu state governor Sullivan chime said that the thrust of the 2012 budget is poverty reduction of the people. The state government appreciated the dangers of delaying of delaying the narrowing of gay between the tow socio-economic order ,the rich and the poor so as to provide equal footing for both .

For proper integration of social and economic environment in the state ,it has become imperative to reduce unemployment and poverty in the state to the barest minimum . For us in Enugu state it meant drastic reduction in personnel cost ,recovery of government funds and properly filtered away during the civilian administration ,increase in internal revenue generation ,judicious spending and accountability . Though ,a budget can be prepare simply on the basis of what was done on the pervious year ,adjusted for any change in condition or scope of the activity that may be anticipate for the coming year, a soundly conceived budgetary plan should be such that will simulate the executive to take a more critical view of his own operation .

The fundamental difference between the public sector and private sector is that the later is organics and operated to make a profit for its owner while the former exists to provide services to its citizens substantially on a non-profit basis . The Enugu state Annual Budget like any other state in the federation consists of two segments: the recurrent expenditure and the capital expenditure .However the drastic collapse in oil revenue over the year is one factor that has seriously affected state budgets .Also the recent federal government ban on the state from securing loan from external or internal sources and the heavy dependence on imports for essential raw material spare parts and capital goods has continued to affect the state budgeting . Others include unacceptable high rate of inflation and unemployment ,low productively ,and an adverse debt repayment position .it is this state of affairs that made Enugu state government to adopt the following strategies to achieve the derived goals .

A} Maximization of internal revenue by improving the revenue collection machinery and policies .

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

The study aims at collecting quantities information on budgeting control measures. Data generation from such information are essential for :

(A) providing a base and framework for improving the quantity and quality of current budgetary control statistics

(B) planning problem ,formulating and appraising the budgeting techniques of the public sector .

(D) Budget implementation committee .

PURPOSE OF STUDY

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY IS TO:

(A) To take an overview of the a analysis of the relationship between approved estimates and actual expenditure in the last five financial year ,and whether there is a wide or narrow gab between financial provision in the budget and what was achieved and to draw conclusion from such analysis .

(B)To determine the factors which account for the difference between the capital expenditure and the recurrent .

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study will contribute toward improving the budgetary planning control techniques in Enugu state .

Thy study will also help the state government a technique for effective financial contor and control over revenue collection .The study will enable the government and the ministries broaden their understanding of the role of budgeting as a planning and control device in the public sector .This could be done by allowing the respective ministries ,Parastatals corporation etc .have second look at their budgeting techniques .

STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS

For the purpose of this reseach work the following assumption were made in order to employ a scientific approach to the recitations of the following hypothesis were analyzed.

1 HO: There is no effective budgeting in public sector economic .

HI :There is effective budgeting in public sector economy ,

2 HO internal revenue generation is not effective in the public sector economy .

HI ! internal revenue generation is effective sector economy .

LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The finding of the study and generalization are limited to Enugu state of Nigerian . Due to time and financial contract it will be wrong to claim that the findings are exhaustive and conclusive as far as this subject is concerned .

Another limitation is that the researcher relied entirely on data from Enugu state official gazette ,previous budget proposal and speeches of pass head of government of Enugu state ,journals and past student publication and this is therefore the only means of acerbating validity and reliability .

However ,these sources can only provide quantization information about budgeting but could not be a good guideline to behavioral implication of budgeting .

Also during the data collection provides the respondents were not variable in their offices and several visit had to be made before the interview and questionnaires could be administered .The interview had the tendency not to talk about their areas of difficulties and showed little interest in the other ,thus to there night have been some falsification of information .

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The scope of the study is that in public sector economy in Nigerian consist :-

(A) The government Parastatals partly or completely financed by the government Parastatals operate in some private sector fashion , government presence coming only in the from of control ,directive and subvention .E.G mass transit services of state an local government rural electrification bounds , state housing corporation .

(B) The federal government visit its ministries ,department and agencies like, INEC, NDE ,NBTE ,NUE, ETE .

DEFINITION OF TERMS

In this study certain term are to be used and whenever it found are to be given the following meaning: –

(A) THE FEDERATION ACCOUNT

It is the distributable pool account into which all revenue collected by the federal government departments or an authority by the states on behalf of federal government.

Federally collectable revenue is made up of two disproportionate parts. The first and often the smaller parts is the revenue which accrues exclusively to the federal government from its own independent sources such as from income tax of the personnel for the armed force of federation of the Nigeria police force the ministry of external Affairs and residents of the federal capital territory , Abuja. The second and is whatever that is not included in the first part above.

CONCLUSION REVENUE

It is a special fund into which all revenue and money receivable by the federal government is paid. Except in some few cases where some revenue are received into some other funds like capitals receipt into the capital development fund.

CONTINGENT REVENUE

Contingent revenue or contingencies fund could be defined according to sector 15 {1} of the constitutional Amendment order 1958 provided that a sum of one million pounds be transferred from the consolidated Revenue fund for its creation in 1958 .This amount is set aside to take care of unforeseen expenditure

And is operated by the issue of a warrant . if the contingences for which the fund is provided do not arise within the financial year under review ,the fund relents to the consolidated revenue fund at the beginning of the financial year .The and any other unspent revenue form what is generally termed consolidated revenue fund “surplus ‘.

REVENUE ALLOCATION FORMULA

It is a model indicating the proportion into which the distributable pool account is to be divided between federal and state governments .

GOVERNMENT OPERATION

These operation do not resemble commercial activities .Thy include providing primary services financed from tax revenue .Example are Education ,public safety , judiciary ,social services and Administration .

PROPRIETORY OPERATION

Proprietary operation resemble commercial activities .Usually financed wholly or partially from used changed ,these operation may be considered secondary services . Example are utilities ,public transportation ,parking facilities .proprietary usually have the objective of earning a profit or recovering operational cost .

CAPITAL BUDGETS

These are long range budget often prepared for particular project . E.G Road construction companies etc .

CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS

These are fund designed to be used for the acquisition of construction of major capital facilities {other than those financed by proprietary fund ,special assessment fund and trust funds }.

BUDGET COMMITTEE

The budget committee is a group of representatives of various function in the public sector who have been brought together for the purpose of :-

_ Receiving and reviewing budget estimate form the respective department or division .

_ Recommending decision on budget matter where there may be conflicts between department or divisions .

_ Recommending change an approval of revised budgets .

_ Receiving studying and analysis periodic report and comparing the budget with the actual performance .

_Considering and making recommendation for revision of the budget when warrant .

PLANNING PROGRAMME AND BUDGETING SYSTEM.

This is a system of budgeting introduced by the united state department of defiance that was intended to improve the existing system by concentrating on the output of the department ,improving the pre-allocation budgeting together with quicker estimates of requirement and looking further ahead than just one or two year ,the planning ,programme and budgeting system {PPBS}requires that the objective of the organization be clearly defined ,and that all feasible alternative means of achieving this objective be considered and a cost beefiest analysis done to choose the most effective alternative .

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE.

These may be defined as the working capital of the government . it is the expenditure set aside for satisfying on –going activities of the state during the budget period ,[example ,the payment of salaries ],while capital expenditure is said to be the contraction of roads , bridges the provision and redemption of capital “etc-and for the completion of existing capital projects .

ADVERSE VAMANCES

Adverse variance occurs when the actual budget is greater than the planned or approved estimates .

FAVOURABLE VARIANCE

Favorable variances occur when the actual budget is less than the planned or approved estimates .