Mandera County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2018/2019

Abstract

This County Budget Review Outlook Paper (CBROP) was prepared as required by section 118 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. It reviewsthe actual fiscal performance of the financial year 2018/2019 and makes comparisons to the budget appropriations of the same year. It also provides the recent economic developments and the updated economic and financial forecast with sufficient information to show changes from the forecast in the County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) of February, 2019. In reviewing the fiscal performance, this paper analyzes the performance of county own revenue in the FY 2018/2019. It has included the total revenue collected and made comparison to the budgeted revenue for the same year. In addition, possible causes of the low local revenue performance are also highlighted. The paper also provides ministerial expenditures for both recurrent and development for the year under review. A comparison of actual performance against targets for FY 2018/19 is provided. The preparation of this CBROP will be an important tool that will help in the formulation of 2019/20 budget and will also provide foundation for the 2020 CFSP.