Financed by the Bank-Netherlands Partnership Program (BNPP)

The course will present a step by step methodology on how municipal governments can work collaboratively with the communities in order to define, execute, monitor and evaluate a budget which reflects the priorities and needs of the population. The course focuses on both revenue generation in budget formulation as well as defining
public expenditures within the context of limited means. In addition the course will emphasize how to ensure the budget mobilizes and motivates the contribution of both the community and the private sector. Given that each country has their own internal budgetary processes the course is not intended to replace or change existing systems but rather to complement and improve the overall municipal budgeting experience.

 

The first offering of the Part I of the course had been broadcast early 2007, and it was rebroadcast for one hour everyday from June 4 to June 9, 2007. 

 

• Introduction(mp3 file, 14.4mb)
• Module One Session 1 - Budgeting Rationale and Objectives(mp3 file, 14.4mb)
• Module One Session 2 - Municipal Accounting(mp3 file, 14.4mb)
• Module One Session 3 - Typical Budgeting Problems: Main Issues and Policy Options(mp3 file, 14.4mb)
• Module Two Session 1 - Typical Municipal Budgets(mp3 file, 14.4mb)
• Module Two Session 2 - Financial Reporting and Audits(mp3 file, 14.4mb)
• Module Two Session 3 - Selected Budgetary Issues and Policy Options(mp3 file, 14.4mb) 
• Module Three Session 1 - Revenues(mp3 file, 14.4mb)
• Module Three Session 2 - Expenditure Budget(mp3 file, 14.4mb)
• Module Three Session 3 - Revenue and Expenditure Management(mp3 file, 14.4mb)
• Conclusions - Lessions Learned(mp3 file, 14.4mb)

 

Download the workbook of the first second part of  Municipal Finance/Participatory Budgeting Course (pdf file, 588kb).

 

Scripts of the second part of  Municipal/Participatory Budgeting Course 

• Introduction (pdf file, 76kb)
• Module One Session 1 - Budgeting Rationale and Objectives (pdf file, 45kb)
• Module One Session 2 - Municipal Accounting (pdf file, 42kb)
• Module One Session 3 - Typical Budgeting Problems: Main Issues and Policy Options (pdf file, 45kb)
• Module Two Session 1 - Typical Municipal Budgets (pdf file, 46kb)
• Module Two Session 2 - Financial Reporting and Audits (pdf file, 49kb)
• Module Two Session 3 - Selected Budgetary Issues and Policy Options (pdf file, 46kb)  
• Module Three Session 1 - Revenues (pdf file, 47kb)
• Module Three Session 2 - Expenditure Budget (pdf file, 43kb)  
• Module Three Session 3 - Revenue and Expenditure Management (pdf file, 47kb)
• Conclusions - Lessions Learned  (pdf file, 42kb)

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Please click here to see the Part II of the municipal finance/budgeting course