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OVERVIEW
Fiscal administration zeros in on the management of financial resources and
those activities and operations to generate revenue, make those available, and
see to it that funds are wisefully, lawfully, effectively and efficiently spent.
The administration of finances is an intrinsic component of management
responsibility. There is an intimate linkage between administering and funding.
An administrative act has financial implications.
A decision to increase taxes increases revenue of government;
To implement social amelioration program creates a charge on revenue earned
while at the same time distributes and disperses social benefits.
Because administrative activity is principally dependent upon availability of
allocable financial resources, the management of finances becomes a very
important administrative responsibility.
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The Central Bank and other economic planning entities of the state to see to it
that fiscal plans and programs are geared towards national development
The Commission on Audit conducts fund and performance audit to see to it that
expenditures are in accordance with the Appropriation Law approved
Congress is responsible for revenue and expenditure policies.
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BUDGETING CONCEPTS
Budgeting may be of the:
(1) Planning-Programming Budget System (PPBS) type
- gives assurance that the budget will help achieve desired agency results
- unit head defends the budget, explains its contribution to the realization of
agency goals, develops a cost projection for each program
- submits this to top management which reviews the program and decides
on the final budget allocation.
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- like that of the Technical Education and Skills Act of 1994 (TESDA)
- Research and Development (R&D) in the material, technological and
engineering sciences, implementation of the Systems Designated
Statistics pursuant to Executive Order 352.
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INCOME SOURCES
Two general sources of government income :
(1) Tax Revenue
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income tax
property tax
domestic goods and services tax
international trade and transactions tax , sales
value added tax (VAT).
Section 22, Article VII of the 1987 Constitution sets the tone for the budgetary
process. Under this Article, the President submits to Congress within thirty days
from the opening of every regular session, a financial plan of expenditures and
sources of financing, including receipts from existing and proposed revenue
measures as basis for a general appropriations bill.
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FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
The Local Government Code of 1991 requires local governments to
formulate sound financial plans.
Local budget plans and goals must harmonize with national development
plans, strategies and goals to optimize utilization of resources, fiscal or
physical.
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AUDIT OF FUNDS
3. 1.) Province - It is the largest unit in the political structure of the Philippines. It consists
in varying numbers of municipalities and, in some cases, of component cities. 2.) City
-There are three classes of cities in the Philippines: the highly-urbanized, the
independent component cities which are independent of the province, and the
component cities which are part of the provinces where they are located and subject to
their administrative supervision. Following political subdivisions have the power to tax:
3.) Municipality- It is a political corporate body which is endowed with the facilities of a
municipal corporation, exercised by and through the municipal government in
conformity with law. It is a subsidiary of the province which consists of a number of
barangays within its territorial boundaries, one of which is the seat of government found
at the town proper. 4.) Barangay- The smallest political unit into which cities and
municipalities in the Philippines are divided. It is the basic unit of the Philippine political
system. It consists of less than 1,000 inhabitants residing within the territorial limit of a
city or municipality and administered by a set of elective officials, headed by a barangay
chairman.
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(d) All monies officially received by a local government officer in any capacity or on any
occasion shall be accounted for as local funds, unless otherwise provided by law;
(e) Trust funds in the local treasury shall not be paid out except in fulfillment of the
purpose for which the trust was created or the funds received;
(f) Every officer of the local government unit whose duties permit or require the
possession or custody of local funds shall be properly bonded, and such officer shall be
accountable and responsible for said funds and for the safekeeping thereof in
conformity with the provisions of law;
(g) Local governments shall formulate sound financial plans, and the local budgets shall
be based on functions, activities, and projects, in terms of expected results;
(h) development plans, goals, and strategies in order to optimize the utilization of
resources and to avoid duplication in the use of fiscal and physical resources;
(i) Local budgets shall operationalize approved local development plans;
(j) Local government units shall ensure that their respective budgets incorporate the
requirements of their component units and provide for equitable allocation of resources
among these component units;
(k) National planning shall be based on local planning to ensure that the needs and
aspirations of the people as articulated by the local government units in their respective
local development plans are considered in the formulation of budgets of national line
agencies or offices;
(l) Fiscal responsibility shall be shared by all those exercising authority over the
financial affairs, transactions, and operations of the local government units; and
(m) The local government unit shall endeavor to have a balanced budget in each fiscal
year of operation.