ABSTRACT
This research work is being carried out in order to analytically ascertain and explain the roles of budgeting in public sector management with particular reference to ETHIOPE EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE. The study includes an introduction and the following related sub-parts overview of the subject, statement of the problem. Objectives of related literature. Also to be included are, research methods, i.e. sources of data, instrument of data collection, method of data analysis, presentation and analysis of data, findings and recommendations. Furthermore, the obvious problems of collecting data through questionnaires, oral interview, library reading and obtaining budget (revenues and expenditure) estimates of the local government area for the relevant year (2001 – 2003) will be addressed squarely. Furthermore, in public sector management emphasis would be laid on:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction 1
Notes 11
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 History of Budgeting 12
Notes 54
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Population and Study Area 55
CHAPTER FOUR
Notes 91
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Summary of Findings 92
Notes 99
Questionnaire. 100
CHAPTER ONE
Business environment is characterized essentially by uncertainties; these uncertainties can reduce the business profit opportunities.
The possibilities of these suspected uncertainties being taken care of or controlled are largely dependent on the ability of the management to look into the future in order to see areas where problems are likely to occur. We enquire into the future with predictions, which tend to reduce future uncertainties.
The economic environment is filled with foreseeable and unforeseeable events.
These events in the economic environment are built into the budget.
Budget is futuristic and because of this, those who make the budget try to look into the future when making it.
In economic theory, resources are said to be scarce and have alternative uses.
In order to derive maximum benefits, these resources have to be used effectively, efficiently and prudently.
Scarcity of resources does not mean that they cannot be found in the market, but because they have alternative uses and human wants are unlimited and also they are not free of charge. The expenditure on them should be maximized. The need to carefully plan for our resources cannot be over emphasized especially at critical time when the country is experiencing excessive inflation, low level of wages and salaries.
Great disparity between income and expenditure on necessities and finally, great disparity between the rich and the poor.
Therefore, failure to plan is planning to fail.
The uses to which a specific resource can be put are competitively varied, thus entirely ranking of the various objectives or need in order or priority and traded of in line with the available resources.
At the beginning of each financial year usually January as it now apples to Nigeria, are budget for both recurrent and capital expenditure and a budget for income or expected revenue are prepared as a guide and laid down expectations of income and expenditure in the fiscal year.
In the light of wide acceptance of budget by all managers both in the public by all managers economic sectors, various school of thought view it differently in the words of L. F. Hand
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