Wajir County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2015

Abstract

The County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (C-BROP) captures the fiscal performance of the previous period and outlines the implications on the financial objectives and fiscal responsibility principles set out in the PFM Act 2012. C-BROP undertakes Public Expenditure Review (PER) that provides an assessment of the extent to which expenditure addresses priorities in an effort to strengthen the link between government policies, planning and budgeting. Public Expenditure Review is prepared to provide a critical assessment of public spending, challenges, weaknesses and successes in the past financial year. The C-BROP provides the basis for strengthening the fiscal framework through the next fiscal strategy paper (C-FSP) that outlines the medium term policy priorities. It subsequently informs current and future expenditure through policies that influence budget decisions and links public expenditure to performance of key sectors in the economy for the past year. This paper will be the initial guide in setting the sector ceilings for the 2016/2017 year of the MTEF which will then be refined in the 2016 C-FSP. This paper also gives an outline on sector performance of programmes and reviews expenditures for the period. It provides recommendations to improve implementation of the budget in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, timeliness and targets for better service delivery. The paper then briefly highlights the recent economic developments and updated macroeconomic outlook…