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1. 1 Planning and Budget Management
E N NJOROGE
(Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)
19TH August 2011
2. 2 What is a budget? Long term objectives are divided into shorter term plans (e.g. 1 yr plans)
Plans are the basis of budgets
3. 3 Definition: What Is A Budget? Financial Plan/Forecast;
Itemized Summary (Cost Categories)
Monetary Nature
Future-oriented With Specific Time Frame
Specific Goal.
4. 4 Purpose: Why Do We Need A Budget? Planning/Forecasting
Fund raising
Prioritizing and Resource Allocation
Coordinating and Organizing Activities
Performance Measurement
Control
5. 5 Types of Budgets Capital budget: Vehicles, Equipment, construction, major renovations
Income and Expenditure budget
(Sometimes, these two are presented as one budget)
Cash forecast
(Based on the capital and income and expenditure budgets)
6. 6 Types of costs to consider when preparing a budget: Monthly costs e.g. salaries, utilities
Annual costs e.g. insurance, audit
Scheduled costs e.g. training costs, multiplication and dissemination etc
Unpredictable costs e.g. vehicle repairs (except routine service)
7. 7 Points to note: Points to Note:
Budget should not change without prior authority
Cash Forecasting is based on the budget
Use the budget for controlling expenditure
8. 8 How to use the budget