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Analysis of Trends in Public Spending on Education and Health (2002 – 2006). Nicholas Adamtey Centre for Budget Advocacy ISODEC. Composition of Education Expenditure in Ghana: Recurrent & Capital. Sources of Funding for Capital Expenditure for Education.
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Analysis of Trends in Public Spending on Education and Health (2002 – 2006) Nicholas Adamtey Centre for Budget Advocacy ISODEC
Composition of Education Expenditure in Ghana: Recurrent & Capital
Ministry of Health’s Expenditure –Government of Ghana and Donors
Region Level • Budget Preparation at the regional level is very weak Comments • Delays and unreliability • **Inadequacy of funding for their respective sectors • Inequity when it comes to poor regions
Monitoring Financial • Internal audit -structured stores record system • External Audit -Audit Service audits their books at least once a year Project monitoring • District Director of Education and circuit supervisors • District planning units • Assembly members (Elected Local Government Rep) • No civil society organisation **Procedures exist for contract award but beneficiaries are not involves
Recommendations • The government must commit itself to allocate more funds to investment expenditure in the health and education sectors; • The government must ensure timely release of funds to ensure effective use of resources and service delivery; • There should be proper coordination in the release and sharing of information on the use of resources within government departments; • The budgeting units at the district and regional levels must be strengthened to enable them prepare good budgets; • The monitoring units within the government set up must be strengthened • Civil society organisations should be encouraged to track resources for development; • Community members or beneficiaries should be involved in the project design, implementation, and monitoring; • Government must put in place measures that ensure transparency in the use of public resources.