THE ROLE OF AFRICAN PARLIAMENTS IN THE BUDGETARY PROCESSES ESPECIALLY IN THE MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK (MTEF) presenter Mzwanele G. Mfunwa UN.

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THE ROLE OF AFRICAN PARLIAMENTS IN THE BUDGETARY PROCESSES ESPECIALLY IN THE MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK (MTEF) presenter Mzwanele G. Mfunwa UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

UN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS UN General Assembly Mandates, e.g. Resolution 53/92 Resolution 53/176 of 1999 Resolution 59/155 of 2004

UNECA’s CONTRIBUTION UNECA’s new direction Meeting Africa’s needs & demands Work Programmes & structure readjusted

OBJECTIVES The case for parliamentary budget involvement MPs’ budget accountability involvement Nature of parliamentary involvement Parliaments, budgets & PRSP processes Determinants & impediments of parliamentary budget involvement

THE CASE FOR PARLIAMENTARY INVOLVEMENT Budgets as a common pool? Entrenches checks & balances? Good fiscal performance? Ensure country ownership? Promotes good governance? Gender mainstreams budgets? Instills budget credibility? PRS & HIPCs processes improved?

SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS THE MODEL MPs’ Environment of Budget Accountability MEDIA INTEREST GROUPS POLITICAL PARTY CONSTITUENTS PUBLIC & PARA-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE SECTOR MPs EXECUTIVE GOVERMENT DEPARTMENTS PARLIAMENTARY BODIES & SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS Lines of Business

BUDGET STAGES The Overall Budget Cycle INTERNAL CONTROLS Planning Budgeting system Internal Audit Accounting System Cash/Debt Management System Managerial Reporting Planning Public Accountability Independent Audit/ Evaluation Financial Reporting Budgeting Revenue & Expenditure

PARLIAMENTARY EFFECTIVENESS: DETERMINANTS & IMPEDIMENTS Composition of Legislature Constitutional/legal mandates Debt & budget support Political power relations Resources & capacity PRSP & HIPC processes Participation Others

PARLIAMENTARY EFFECTIVENESS: DETERMINANTS/HINDRANCES Constitutional/legal mandates

PARLIAMENTARY EFFECTIVENESS: DETERMINANTS/HINDRANCES Political power relations

PARLIAMENTARY EFFECTIVENESS: DETERMINANTS/HINDRANCES Resources & institutional capacity Own budget Budget committees Constituency fund Human resources & other professional staff Material resources

PARLIAMENTARY EFFECTIVENESS: DETERMINANTS/HINDRANCES Participation & consultation

PARLIAMENTARY EFFECTIVENESS: DETERMINANTS/HINDRANCES Composition of Legislature

PARLIAMENTARY EFFECTIVENESS: DETERMINANTS/HINDRANCES Debt & budget support

PARLIAMENTARY EFFECTIVENESS: DETERMINANTS/HINDRANCES PRSP & HIPC processes: how much Parliamentary involvement is there?

PARLIAMENTARY EFFECTIVENESS: DETERMINANTS/HINDRANCES Other factors

CONCLUSIONS Paper not a blueprint How we move forward? Government CSOs & Media Donor community Others

ENKOSI!