Busia County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2017

Abstract

This report examines budget performance by the county departments against the approved budgeted allocations. It is based on analysis of financial reports prepared by the County Treasury on performance of the approved county budgets and reports generated from the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). The report highlights the achievements and challenges encountered in budget implementation by individual departments and suggests recommendations to improve budget implementation in subsequent years. In FY 2016/17, Busia County Government total budget approved by the County Assembly amounted to Kshs. 7.546 billion. This comprised of Kshs. 4.471billion (59.26 per cent) allocated to recurrent expenditure and Kshs. 3.074billion (40.74 percent) for development expenditure. Out of this, the county expected to receive Kshs. 5.870 billion as equitable share, Kshs. 244.45 Million conditional grants, Kshs.587.511 Million from own sources and balance brought forward from FY 2015/16 of Kshs.843.551 Million.