Posted as a comment by millertheanunnaki

@ David:

If the Estimates for the 2014-15 financial year have been laid in Parliament is it possible to get an “early bird” copy posted on BU for our perusal so we could identify some trend as to the fiscal direction the country is going in?

It would be most interesting to see if operating expenditure provisions are made separately for the four revenue collection agencies that ought to be merged into the BRA w.e.f. April 01.

It should also give us some indication if this administration is really serious about the restructuring of the various statutory corporations and agencies (some 19 involved) due to take place from June and based on the findings and recommendations of a high powered think-tank.

With regard to the restructuring think-tank, the following is an extract of what the MoF committed to the HoA in his August 2013 budget presentation:

“The Committee has recommended that there be a concerted programme implemented to create operational synergies between these organizations so as to build efficiencies and save government significant sums in transfers and subsidies. This is to be achieved through the merging of some, and elimination of others of the organizations.

Following a review of the research and recommendations of the team, Cabinet has noted the paper and asked for additional work to be done to fully build out a sustainable government reorganization project through the statutory corporations identified. Cabinet has also instructed the Ministry of Finance to put in place a special unit to examine the Team’s proposal in full including the implications for service delivery, staff, and financial allocations
from the state to manage these organizations.

The Unit will comprise management, finance, human resource and legal expertise and has been mandated to return to Cabinet by December this year with a final set of recommendations on which organisations should be retained and which should be cut in pursuance of the objective of making government more lean and efficient and reduce the level of subsidies and transfers in the expenditure budget.”