Financial ManagementHigh Priority2 years

Reform #27: Reform Financial Management System

Modernize public financial management through integrated systems, citizen budget portals, scientific budgeting, and strengthened oversight to eliminate waste and enhance accountability.

The Problem - Detailed Analysis

Financial management suffers from fragmented systems, weak accountability, oversized budgets, low spending rates, and limited public scrutiny enabling inefficiency and corruption.

Proposed Solutions - Phased Approach
  • 1Connect all government financial systems so they work together and share information
  • 2Create citizen budget portal showing real-time ward-level budget and spending data
  • 3Replace National Planning Commission with Finance Ministry planning division
  • 4Enforce strict budget limits and prevent staff transfers during fiscal years
  • 5Establish Parliamentary Budget Office and make performance audits mandatory
Real World Evidence

South Korea, Chile, and Philippines have citizen budget portals enabling real-time transparency

India and Philippines show mandatory performance audits improve project outcomes

Kenya and Rwanda demonstrate digitized procurement reduces corruption

New Zealand's hard budget constraints achieve higher execution rates

Implementation Timeline
1

Complete system integration and launch citizen portal within 1-2 years

2

Reform procurement with digitized processes and legal protections

3

Restructure planning and enforce budget discipline through institutional changes

4

Establish Parliamentary Budget Office with enhanced oversight powers

Performance Targets

Complete system interoperability within 2 years

Real-time ward-level budget data accessible to all citizens

Scientific budgeting with evidence-based projections

50% improvement in budget execution efficiency

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Financial Management

High

2 years

#27 of 27

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