British Influences on Commonwealth Budget Systems : The Case of the United Republic of Tanzania /
Several features of Tanzania's budget system find their roots in the arrangements inherited from the United Kingdom. These include a legal framework that emphasizes accountability; a cabinet of ministers with strong budget decision-making powers; a parliament with very limited budget powers; an...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2007.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2007/078 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
| Summary: | Several features of Tanzania's budget system find their roots in the arrangements inherited from the United Kingdom. These include a legal framework that emphasizes accountability; a cabinet of ministers with strong budget decision-making powers; a parliament with very limited budget powers; and a similar external audit organization. In both countries, budget execution is decentralized to individual ministries, with accounting officers responsible to a parliamentary accounts committee. These similarities are blended with contrasts, including in Tanzania: a presidential system of government, one dominant political party, a written constitution, and some fragmentation in central budget decision-making within the executive. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (37 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |