1. Proposed criteria for putting aid on budget

2. Presentation outline
Why are criteria needed?
What are the criteria.

3. Why are criteria needed?
To help budget officers
In districts, public entities, ministries
In the National Budget Unit
To help donors that want their aid to be on budget to know what are the requirements
To improve transparency of the Government’s decision to put aid on budget, and the related trade offs

4. What are the criteria What can be on budget What should be on budget
Timeliness
Format
What should be on budget
Government Sector
Reliable
Under the control of Government

5. Projects should be signed by GoR NO
Not on budget
Nor on Parliament
Projects should be in support of line ministries, autonomous and semi-autonomous entities, districts or other public entities NO
YES
Not on budget
Nor on Parliament
Projects should be signed by GoR NO
YES
Project estimates should be transmitted to the line ministry in charge, with copy to MINECOFIN at the latest by end June of the previous fiscal year
(December for new budget calendar)
Not on budget
Nor on Parliament
YES NO
YES

6. On budget: in an annex to the finance law
The budget agency in charge of the project must be in control of project preparation and implementation. The project can be implemented by public institutions or by external entities (NGOs, consultancies).
See below
On budget: in an annex to the finance law
Not on Parliament NO
All the conditions below must be met
If there is a third party as implementing partner (NGO, consulting firm, etc), a contract must be signed between the budget agency and the implementing partner and MINECOFIN
The responsible budget agency is implicated in the decision on the allocation of funds for the project
Disbursement of the funds is approved by the budget agency’s Chief Budget Manager
The project submits its accounts to the responsible budget agency
Supporting documents for financial transactions are kept by the responsible budget agency
YES

7. on budget On budget On Parliament On budget
The project should appear
on budget
If the project is signed by the District(s)
If the project is signed by Ministries or central government entities
If the project is signed by the Public Entity (autonomous and semi-autonomous agencies)
Project in district budget
Approved by District Council
Project in central government budget
Appropriated by Parliament
Project in public entity budget
Approved by the Board
Annex to Finance Law
On budget
Finance Law
On Parliament
Annex to Finance Law
On budget

8. Thank you!