The Stiedy of Public Educational Rnance management at wereda Level in East Hararge Zone
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2006-06
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Addis Abeba university
Abstract
The main objective of this study was to assess, investigate, and examine
how the public funds are allocated from the region to weredas, the
distribution techniques among the public sectors at weredas level and the
utilization process of procured finance within education sector.
The method employed was descriptive survey, and the study was carried
out in six sample weredas. The sampling techniques used were; purposive,
availability, and random sampling techniques.
The data were collected mainly through questionnaires and structured
interviews.
The main findings of the study showed that: Budget was allocated to
weredas in the form of unrestricted block grant. The main criteria used in
allocating block grant and distributing it among public sectors at wereda
level was the previous trend of budget allocated. The core problems faced
in managing public fund at weredas level were: The imbalance between
block grant and wereda budget plan, and the coming of the whole financial
transaction of weredas under one pool system
The main conclusions of the study are: 1) Budget allocated to weredas was
not based on the budgetary plan of weredas. 2) At weredas level education
did not deserve due attention which commensurate with its value. 3) One
pool system of financial management system exert a great pressure on the
education activities carried out especially at school level.
Finally, the major recommendations provided are:
At regional as well as wereda level the financial management guideline set
by MOE and BOFED must be carefully employed.
One pool system of public financial management system should be revised
and mechanisms which help the education sector to be exempted from the
one pool system should be created. The allocatio.n of block grant should
consider strictly the weredas' budgetary ple
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