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

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.
Publication date: April 2007
ISBN: 9781451866421
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Economics- Macroeconomics , Public Finance , budget , legislature , executive , constitution , law , Minister of Finance , Chancellor , Exchequer , Permanent Secretary , Accounting Officer , budget management , budget system , budget systems , external audit , pfm system , Structure , Scope , and Performance of Government , Fiscal Pol

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