- 10 Marks
PSAF – May 2017 – L2 – Q2a – Public sector fiscal planning and budgeting
This question explores the methods of authorizing payments from the Consolidated Fund and identifies statutory payments permissible by law in the public sector.
Question
The objective of enactments relating to public financial management, among others, is to safeguard public funds from plunder. One way to achieve this objective is by making specific provisions on the modalities for making payments from the Consolidated Fund (Article 178 of the 1992 Constitution). The law requires that all payments from the Consolidated Fund should be authorized and the payment should comply with certain general rules.
Required:
i) Identify and explain THREE ways of authorizing payments out of the consolidated fund. (6 marks)
ii) Identify FOUR statutory payments permissible by law in the public sector. (4 marks)
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