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Managing financial flows: the challenge of
governments
"Conscience is the knowledge that someone is
watching"
Neil Cole
Executive Secretary
Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative
The things we think we know…
• MDGs (even) SDGs provide a useful input to national development plans , but
can not be the country plan. And country ownership is essential;
• Achievement of goals are not solely about levels of financing;
• Quality of spending will be crucial – VfM every step of the way;
• Meaningful dialogue based on trust and mutual-accountability needed;
• STRENGTHEN AND USE COUNTRY SYSTEMS, especially the BUDGET PROCESS;
• Put lots more money into the things that make a difference and lead to
sustainable growth;
• There are no miracle cures. And be modest and honest about what can be
achieved.
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National Development Plan
A view of financing, budgeting and spending…
Capacity, information
and certainty to
compile a credible
forecast for
expenditure estimates.
Where will money
come from and when?
Can ODA be treated like
taxes – indicative
amounts that realize,
depending on how well
countries manage their
affairs.
Finance
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"The tool is not simply
how much funds has
been allocated but
rather what it bought
and more , whether in
spending the funds,
we have actually
addressed the
unfreedoms that
come with poverty"
TM
And not everything
needs to be
described as an SDG
aligned programme,
but have clear
criteria.
Budgeting
2014 CAPE
Ingrain VfM
considerations in the
psyche of officials: 5Es
 Efficiency
 Effectiveness
 Economic
 Equity
 Ethical
Expenditure
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Being ethical is to be…
Modest about what can be
achieved
(Do not claim that a once-off act of charity will eradicate poverty)
Honest about successes and
failures
(someone is watching)
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Not only about
money…
• MDG 2: 99.4%
primary school
enrollment;
• Spends about 6% of
GDP on education;
• Teacher / pupil ratio
of 30.71
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• 137th out of 150 countries
on a global scale for Maths
and literacy:
– Teacher attendance,
– Children still in the system
after 5 years,
– School building
programmes and
maintenance;
– Procurement and
distribution of free learning
material.
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