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288 Daniel Tommasi<br />

Legislature’s authorizations<br />

Annual budget<br />

forecast<br />

appropriations<br />

Multiyear<br />

commitment<br />

authorizations<br />

Other<br />

legislation<br />

Authorization<br />

Apportionment<br />

Commitments<br />

Annual contracts<br />

or orders<br />

Stationery<br />

<strong>and</strong> so forth<br />

Multiyear<br />

contracts<br />

Investment<br />

<strong>and</strong> so forth<br />

“Permanent”<br />

commitments<br />

Personnel, entitlements,<br />

<strong>and</strong> so forth<br />

Routine<br />

activities<br />

Rental contracts, electricity,<br />

<strong>and</strong> so forth<br />

Verification<br />

Suppliers<br />

Delivery<br />

Contingent<br />

liabilities<br />

Payment<br />

Uses of<br />

appropriations<br />

Source: Adapted from Allen <strong>and</strong> Tommasi 2001.<br />

FIGURE 9.1 Implementation of Budgetary Expenditure<br />

Good administration, because many liabilities arise, in practice, from<br />

routine activities or informal procedures (for example, telephone calls)<br />

rather than from formal contracts or orders<br />

An effective <strong>and</strong> comprehensive internal control system, which should<br />

cover all key systems <strong>and</strong> procedures in government agencies (notably,<br />

besides financial controls, personnel controls <strong>and</strong> procurement procedures)<br />

Internal audit to ensure that the controls are in place <strong>and</strong> function effectively.<br />

Managing <strong>and</strong> Monitoring Budget Execution<br />

This section covers the distribution of responsibilities for budget execution,<br />

budget appropriation management rules <strong>and</strong> budget revisions, various special<br />

issues related to budget execution, <strong>and</strong> the monitoring of budget execution.

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