scholarly journals IT Control Objectives for Implementing the Public Finance Management Act in South Africa

10.28945/993 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 029-049
Author(s):  
Richard Luyinda ◽  
Marlien Herselman ◽  
Gerrit Botha
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
South Africa ◽  
The Public ◽  
Finance Management

scholarly journals IT Control Objectives for Implementing the Public Finance Management Act in South Africa

10.28945/3187 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Luyinda ◽  
M.E. Herselman ◽  
G.H.K Botha
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
The Public ◽  
Finance Management ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
The Republic

This paper presents the proposed IT Control objectives for implementing the Public Finance Management Act of 1999 (PFMA) for the Republic of South Africa. The aspects covered in this paper show the main concerns of accounting officers in implementing the PFMA. The ability of IT Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) to enable the participation of IT in the design and implementation of internal control over financial reporting for the PFMA is a major finding presented in this paper. However, this area of research is new and further studies to inform the responsibility of IT in facilitating the implementation of the PFMA need to be undertaken. This paper is a maiden effort in that direction.

PRIORITY MEASURES OF LEGAL REGULATION OF THE SYSTEM OF S TATE AND MUNICIPAL PROCUREMENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-94
Author(s):  
I.Yu. Fedorova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Main Attention ◽  
Procurement Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
Finance Management ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Last Stage

The paper considers innovations in the field of legal regulation of public procurement at the last stage of the reform carried out in the public finance management system. The main attention is paid to filling the gaps in the legislative framework of the contract system in the field of procurement through the introduction of more effective instruments in 2018–2019, measures are considered that can increase the efficiency of the procurement process, and the conclusion is drawn about the effect of procurement on the development of individual sectors of the economy.

scholarly journals MEKANISME QUR’ANI PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN PUBLIK

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 345
Author(s):  
Rosidin Rosidin
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Finance Management ◽  
Language Analysis ◽  
Alternative Solutions

Abstrak Pengelolaan keuangan publik merupakan amanah yang harus diemban dengan penuh tanggung jawab. Problematika menyangkut pengelolaan keuangan publik harus segera dituntaskan dengan menerapkan aneka alternatif solusi, baik didasarkan pada studi teoretis, empiris maupun normatif. Tulisan ini bermaksud menyingkap kandungan al-Qur’an terkait mekanisme pengelolaan keuangan publik melalui operasionalisasi metode tafsir tarbawi yang melibatkan tiga tahap teknik analisis, yaitu kebahasaan (lughawi), isi (tahlili) dan kependidikan (tarbawi). Signifikansi studi normatif ini adalah memberikan nuansa aksiologis, sehingga pengelolaan keuangan publik didasarkan pada pertimbangan halal-haram, adil-zhalim, baik-buruk, maslahat-mafsadat, dan sistem nilai Islami lainnya. Nuansa aksiologis inilah yang menjadi distinction antara pengelolaan keuangan publik yang Islami dengan yang non-Islami. Mekanisme Qur’ani pengelolaan keuangan publik yang ditawarkan dalam tulisan ini memuat tiga hal pokok. Pertama, pentingnya relasi korelatif yang harmonis antara pihak pengelola (imam) dengan publik (umat) dalam implementasi kebijakan yang baik, dengan didasarkan pada prinsip good governance, melalui program-program dinamis-kontekstual berbasis kerjasama Islami (ta’awun dan musyarakah) yang melibatkan pihak pengelola dengan publik. Kedua, implementasi sikap moderat melalui tiga model aktivitas ekonomi, yaitu pengelola menyeimbangkan aspek sosial-insaniyah dan spiritual-ilahiah dalam pengelolaan keuangan publik; pengelola terlibat aktif dalam realisasi fungsi sosial keuangan bagi publik; serta pengelola menjadi teladan (role model) bagi publik dalam hal gaya hidup hemat. Ketiga, pengelola meneladani empat kompetensi utama Nabi Yusuf AS yang terbukti berhasil menjalankan amanah sebagai pengelola keuangan publik, yaitu kompetensi Makin (berwenang), Amin (terpercaya), Hafizh (hemat) dan ‘Alim (cermat).    Kata Kunci: Pengelolaan, Keuangan, Publik, dan Qur’ani   Abstract Public finance management is a duty that must be carried on with full responsibility. Problematics concerning public finance management must be resolved by applying a variety of alternative solutions, based on theoretical, empirical and normative studies. This paper aims to examine the verses of the Holy Qur'an that related to public finance management. This paper based on Tafsir Tarbawi method that involves language analysis (lughawi), content analysis (tahlili) and Islam education analysis (tarbawi). The significance of this research is to provide an axiological shades, so that the public finance management always consider halal-haram, fair-unfair, good-bad, advantage-disadvantage, and other Islamic value system. This axiological shades is the distinction between Islamic and non-Islamic public finance management. This paper proposes three main points of Qur’anic mechanism of public finance management. First, the importance of harmonious relationship between government (imam) and public (ummah). Therefore, government have to manage public finance based on the principle of good governance, through implementation of Islamic cooperation programs (ta’awun and musyarakah) between government and public. Second, implementation of moderate life style on economic activities through three models: government have to balance social and spiritual aspects in public finance management; government actively attempt to realize social functions of public finance; and government become a role model for public in terms of frugal lifestyle. Third, goverment emulate the four core competencies of Prophet Joseph. He is a role model of successful figure in terms of public finance management, because of his competencies, those are Makin (competent authorities), Amin (trustworthy), Hafiz (protector) and ‘Alim (knowledgeable).   Keywords: Management, Finance, Public, and Quranic

scholarly journals Governance and Public Sector Transformation in South Africa: Reporting and Providing Assurance on Service Delivery Information

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Mariaan Roos
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Performance Information ◽  
Audit Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
Finance Management ◽  
Performance Reporting ◽  
Auditor General ◽  
Audit Approach ◽  
Initial Process

Reporting on performance was legislatively established in South Africa in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, section 40 (3)(a). The auditing of the reported information was legislated in the Public Audit Act, Act 25 of 2004, section 20(2) (c). The objectives of the article are firstly to provide an overview of the development and application of the reporting and secondly providing assurance on service delivery information and thirdly to reflect on challenges to the implementation thereof in South Africa. The aim through deploying these set objectives is to formulate possible future considerations for improved governance. As central part of the methodology, review of literature on reporting and audit of non-financialwas conducted. The research included scrutiny of the different philosophies and approaches adopted by different countries to the reporting and providing assurance on service delivery information. In this respect, the research reflects a comparative element. In South Africa the Auditor-General adopted a phasing-in approach. The development of the audit approach and audit procedures has reached a stable stage, nine years after the initial process started. The audit of performance information now forms an integral part of the regularity audit process. The analysis of audit findings of the period under study indicates a considerable improvement once initiated, but stagnation persists in subsequent years. Numerous challenges remain around the application of performance reporting in South Africa including non-compliance, the lack of sufficient and appropriate audit evidence, inconsistencies between the various strategic documents and the need to improve the usefulness of performance information. In conclusion the article proposes some steps to address the challenges.

scholarly journals SYSTEM OF PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT IN UKRAINE: PROBLEMS OF ECONOMIC SECURITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 28-46
Author(s):  
Tetiana IEFYMENKO ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
The Public ◽  
Finance Management ◽  
The Government

Countering threats to the security of the national economic space should be accompanied by the protection of financial sovereignty by the authorities. The unconditional implementation of the medium-term goals to reduce the growth rates of the country’s total debt (in perspective), improvement of the government regulatory mechanisms for allocating limited resources, a better quality of constitutionally guaranteed public services and support for investment in the real economy sector should be a key guideline for the Public Finance Management System (PFMS). The author analyses institutional, macroeconomic, political, organizational and information risks that can hinder the successful implementation of measures aimed at ensuring the consistency and predictability of fiscal policy, preventing default situations, etc. The results of practical implementation of the program documents adopted last year, which regulate the Public Finance Management Reform Strategy 2017-2020 (hereinafter the “Strategy”) and the Action Plan for its implementation, indicate that the lack of coordinated expression of will, as well as a consensus on a unified course of change in society, negatively affects the quality of management of fiscal risks and investment processes and the degree of synchronization of fiscal regulation with other levers of the state’s influence on the success of change management. It is emphasized that a high degree of dependence on international financial assistance to strengthen economic equilibrium, the need for more intensive development of the national economy and continued structural reforms are highlighted in the recently published report of the European Commission in connection with the anniversary of the conclusion and implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. The author proposes the ways of neutralizing the destructive consequences of any external or internal transformations in the socio-economic system through: (i) equilibrium processes of social reproduction; (ii) intensification of investments; (iii) promotion of entrepreneurship development; (iv) restriction of shadow activities; (v) ensuring the transparency of operations with the state financial assets; (vi) synergistic effect of management interaction between the Government and the National Bank of Ukraine.

scholarly journals Integrating gender approach into the public finance management system

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-81
Author(s):  
Andrij VATULIOV ◽  
◽  
Kateryna KLYMENKO ◽  
Kostiantyn KUZNIETSOV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Management System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Finance Management

scholarly journals INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT OF PUBLIC FINANCES

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
Alla Chornovol ◽  
Yuliia Nemish ◽  
Olha Biliavska
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
The State ◽  
External Control ◽  
Financial Control ◽  
Public Finances ◽  
The Public ◽  
Finance Management ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to study the legal and organizational principles of public finance management. Methodology of research. To achieve this goal, the following tools of research methods were used: dialectical - to determine the initial conditions and content of public finance; analytical - when processing literary and Internet sources; causal - to determine the institutional support of public finances; abstract-logical - to generalize the presented material and draw conclusions. Findings. The issues of the essence, structure and peculiarities of the functioning of public finances in Ukraine are studied; the institutional units that ensure their formation and control over their use are specified. The peculiarities of the content of public finances of Ukraine are considered, the peculiarities of their components are determined in order to achieve not only economic, but also social goals by the state. Under the institutional support of public finances, we understand a purposeful hierarchical system of legal institutions that form, use, redistribute and control the funds of the public sector. Thus, based on this, among the components of institutional support are: state; executive, legislative and judicial powers; VRU, CMU, central executive bodies, higher judicial bodies, National Bank, Accounting Chamber; local councils, local executive bodies, budgetary institutions, subjects of state and communal property; advisory bodies under the President of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine; scientific, public and professional institutions (organizations) in the field of public finance. The relevance of the study of issues related to improving the efficiency of state bodies on the basis of recommendations of international organizations and the formation of appropriate regulatory and legal support is substantiated. For example, it was noted that an action plan for the respective years should be developed, which includes directions for each area of the Strategy for Reforming the Public Finance Management System (in our opinion, public) and specifies the state bodies responsible for a particular area of public finance. The bodies of state financial control are determined in accordance with the current legislation, in particular: external control carried out by the legislative bodies - the committees of the Verkhovna Rada and the Accounting Chamber; executive authorities and the central bank - the Cabinet of Ministers (through specialized state bodies) and the NBU; and internal (performed by heads of state bodies) and internal audit (performed by the main managers of budget funds). The requirements of the current legislation to ensure openness of their spending and opportunities for free access to this information in order to strengthen public control over the use of public funds are analyzed. The composition and main problems of institutional support of public finances are formulated and practical recommendations for its evaluation are provided, which will allow to increase the efficiency of public finance management. Originality. The scientific novelty lies in the separation of the content of the institutional support of public finances and recommendations for its evaluation according to the established criteria. Practical value. The main provisions of this study in the form of evaluation proposals can be used to monitor the impact of public reform policy on the development of public finances. Key words: public finance; management; institutional support; public authorities; public financial control.

scholarly journals Challenges and Prospects of Evaluation of Programs in Public Finance Management in Georgia

2019 ◽  
pp. 54-60
Author(s):  
D. Oboladze ◽  
R. Otinashvili
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Program Assessment ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Management Reform ◽  
The Public ◽  
Finance Management ◽  
Policy Paper

The establishment of a program assessment mechanism in the public sector of Georgia is an important element for supporting the ongoing public finance management reform and improving the budgeting process as well as enhancing the budget planning stage and ensuring the efficient, productive and prudent management of budgetary means. The present paper discusses the problem of the absence of a program assessment mechanism in the public sector, reviews alternative solutions to the problem and, by applying a cost-effective method, analyzes the best alternative. This best alternative envisages the establishment of a centralized structural unit at the Ministry of Finance which will be responsible for the assessment of the programs/subprograms of ministries/budgetary organizations. The concluding part of the policy paper offers those measures and reforms in the form of recommendations which must be undertaken for the successful implementation of the best alternative.

Directions for improving the public finance management system of the country

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (8) ◽  
pp. 47-67
Author(s):  
Yurii LUPENKO ◽  
◽  
Yurii RADIONOV ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Economic Policy ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Fiscal Rules ◽  
The Public ◽  
Finance Management ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Socio Economic Development

The article analyzes the system of public finance management of the country, identifies a number of existing problems and outlines areas for further improvement and development. Emphasis is placed on the need to apply best practices in public finance management, in particular the introduction of a new instrument for coordinating fiscal and economic policy, called the European Semester, a tool for monitoring compliance with fiscal rules, similar to the German debt brake, and appropriate regulatory measures as well as the application of program-target budgeting method. It is expedient to create in Ukraine a tool similar to the European Semester in order to strengthen monitoring of the formation and implementation of fiscal, budgetary, economic policy of the state, promote broad public involvement and other stakeholders in 7collectivediscussion of budget requests, plans, concepts, socio-economic development strategies, carrying out structural economic reforms. The authors focus on the existing system of public finance management of the country, which requires an integrated approach, taking into account all components as a holistic mechanism of the system. It is emphasized that digitalization of the entire system and reduction of paperwork to zero will improve its manageability. In reforming the public financial management system, it is necessary to determine the unique role of each institution, which operates within a single mechanism and affects the effectiveness of its work, including those that assess its condition and ensure the reliability of the system, stimulate effective levers and tools finances. This will increase the efficiency of the distribution of budget expenditures, ensure the rational use of budget funds, sustainable dynamics of socio-economic development of the country, increase the welfare of citizens. Keywords: budget, budget funds, budget expenditures, public finance management system, socio-economic development of the country.

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