Trans Nzoia County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2017

Abstract

The CBROP is a key document linking Policy, planning and budgeting. The CBROP provides the County Government the basis upon which to reprioritize project portfolio as contained in the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) and other County Development plans in view of the indicative sector budget ceiling provided by the CBROP while taking into account emerging county developmental needs. This County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP) is the fifth to be prepared by the County Government of Trans-Nzoia as stated in the Public Financial Management Act, 2012. In line with the PFMAct, the CBROP contains a review of the fiscal performance of the financial year 2016/17, updated macroeconomic forecast, and deviations from the CFSPas submitted to County Assembly in February 2017after getting approval from the County Executive Committee as well as providing indicative sector ceilings for the 2018/19 budget and the medium term guided by the PFM Act 2012. The Ceilings thus provided will set in motion the budget preparation process for the Fiscal Year 2018/19.