Taita Taveta County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2021

Abstract

The 2021 Taita Taveta County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP) has been prepared in accordance with Section 118 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. This document presents the actual fiscal performance of the County for the FY 2020/2021 in terms of revenues and expenditures against set targets. It further highlights the implications on financial objectives set out in the 2021 County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP). The 2021 CBROP provides a basis for the revision of the 2021/2022 budget in the context of the next Supplementary Estimates. The 2021 CBROP is set against the backdrop of a contracting global economy occasioned by the outbreak and the rapid spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Pandemic and the attendant containment measures has led to contraction of the global economy disrupting businesses and leading to loss of livelihoods for millions of people globally In the year ended 30th June 2021, the County had total projected revenues of KShs 6.1 Billion consisting of; KShs 363 Million from own sources and KShs 5.75 Billion from other sources, including County Allocation through Exchequer and donor funding for various specific projects in the County Departments of Water, Agriculture, Mwatate Municipality and Health Services. Out of the projected revenue, the County realized KShs 5.89 Billion in actual revenues, representing 96% performance.