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REPUBLIC OF GHANA COMPOSITE BUDGET of the ATEBUBU-AMANTIN DISTRICT ASSEMBLY for the 2014 FISCAL YEAR SECTION I: ASSEMBLY’S COMPOSITE BUDGET STATEMENT INTRODUCTION Vision……………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Mission statement…………………………………………………………………………………….4 BACKGROUND District Assembly………………………………………………………………………………….….6 Location and Size…………………………………………………………….………………………7 Population………………………………………………………...…………………………………….8 Broad Sectorial Goals………………………………...…………………………………………….9 Strategies……………………………...……………………………………………………….…….10 STATUS OF THE 3013 COMPOSITE BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION A Budget Allocation and actual per Department………………………………………………………………………………………....11 2012 Budget and Actual…………………………………………………………………………12 2013 Budget and Actual (Jan-June)…………………………………………..……………13 Key projects and programmes (Jan- June)……………………………………………….14 Key Challenges and Constraints in 2013………………………………………...………. 15 2014-2016 MTEF Composite Budget…………………………………….…………..16 Broad Sectorial Policy Objectives………………………………………………………..…..17 Priority Programmes and Projects 2014……………………….…………………………..18 Estimated Cost of Priority Programmes and Projects………………………………….19 Breakdown of Ceilings to expenditure items & Departments- Compensation. Goods and Services and Assets………………………………………………………………20 Assumptions underlying the budget formulation……………………………………….21 ATEBUBU-AMANTIN DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 2 INTRODUCTION 1. Section 92 (3) of the local Government Act (Act 462) envisages the implementation of the composite budget system under which the budgets of the departments of the District Assemblies would be integrated into the budgets of the District Assemblies. The District Composite Budgeting system aims at achieving the following amongst others: • Ensure that public funds follow functions to give meaning to the transfer of staff transfer from the Civil Service to the Local Government Service; • Establish an effective integrated budgeting system which supports intended goals, expectation and performance of government at the local level; • Deepen the uniform approach to planning, budgeting, financial reporting and auditing • Facilitate harmonized development and introduce fiscal prudence in the management of public funds at the MMDA level. In 2012 Government directed all Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to prepare the composite budget which integrates departments under Schedule one of the Local Government Integration of Department LI 1961. This policy initiative will upscale full implementation of fiscal decentralization and ensure that the utilization of all public resources at the local level takes place in an efficient, effective, transparent and accountable manner for improved service delivery. The Composite Budget of the Atebubu-Amantin District Assembly for the 2014 Fiscal Year has been prepared from the 2014 Annual Action Plan lifted from the 2014-2017 DMTDP which is aligned to the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (2014- 2017). Vision The Vision of the Assembly is to harness and mobilize the resources within its area of jurisdiction to alleviate poverty and transform its local economy into a vibrant and developed enclave. ATEBUBU-AMANTIN DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 3 Mission Statement The Atebubu-Amantin District Assembly exists to formulate and implement policies directed at promoting good quality education, improving health, sanitation and sound environment and reduce poverty among its people. This will be achieved through the judicious use of its available material and human resources. BACKGROUND OF THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY The Atebubu-Amantin District is one of the 27 Districts/Municipalities in the Brong- Ahafo Region of Ghana. The District was known as the Atebubu District until the year 2004 when the Pru District was carved out of it. The Legislative Instrument that established the District Assembly is LI 1770. Location and Size The Atebubu- Amantin District has Atebubu as its capital and shares boundaries with seven (6) other districts namely: Ejura-Sekyeredumase, Nkoranza North,Sene West, Seyere West,Sekyere East and Pru District. The District lies approximately between latitude 7˚23N and 7˚55N and Longitude 0˚30’W and 1˚26’W. The District covers approximately a total land area of about 3,120sq km made up of settlements which are mostly rural. The District is part of the traditional Zone between the savannah wood land of Northern Ghana and the forest belt of the south. Composition of the Assembly The Assembly has a total of 45 Assembly members, made up of 33 elected Assembly Members, 10 government appointees, one (1) Member of Parliament as well as the District Chief Executive of the Assembly. All the five female members are government appointees. In line with the 1992 constitution, the Assembly has the following Sub- District Structures; - Atebubu Urban Council ATEBUBU-AMANTIN DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 4 - Amantin Town Council - Jato Zongo Area Council - Kokrompe Area Council - Nyomoase Area Council - Akokoa Area Council - Duabone Area Council Population and Size The population of the Atebubu-Amantin District according to the 2010 population and Housing Census stood at 105,938 comprising 52,264 females and 53,674 males. The concentration is in principal towns of Atebubu and Amantin which are Urban settlements. The District Economy The economy of Atebubu-Amantin District is dominated by agriculture and its related activities. The sector acounts for 70 percent of the active labour force compared with 57.0 percent at the national level. Next sector importance to agriculture is Commerce which employed 22 percent, followed by service 7 percent and industry 3 percent (see Table below) Table 1: District Employment Structure Economic Activity 2012 (%) 2013 (%) Agriculture 70 75.4 Commerce 20 16.3 Service 7.0 6.1 Industry 3.0 2.2 Totals 100 100 Source: Atebubu-Amantin Distrit Assembly / DPCU Field Data, 2010. About 74.3 percent of the economically active population in 2010 was engaged in agricurlture. This figure increased to the current figure of 75.4 of percent. It is ATEBUBU-AMANTIN DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 5 abserved that, the percentage of the active population engaged in agriculture is increasing. The data indicate that the predominance of agricultureal sector has been increasing over the years. People are moving away from commerce, service and industry to agricultural sector. As the figure for agriculture increased, commerce, service and industrial serctors dropped marginally. Inspite of the challenges, agriculture remains the predomminant occupation in the district. It implies that the main source of income is from agriculture as expected in a rural economy and to some extent, commercial activities. Agriculture is therefore vital to the overall economic growth and development of the Atebubu- Amantin District. Broad District Policy Objectives The overall policy objective of the District is to enhance the socio-economic and political well being of the people within the District through effective resource mobilization. Other policy objectives in line with the NMTDPF of the District are: To ensure and sustain microeconomic stability in the District To accelerate agricultural modernizatin and sustain the natural resource of the District To improve human resource development,productivity and employment To expand infrastructure development,increase energy supply and human settlement To promote and sustain transparent and accountable governance in the district Strategies The relevant GSGDA strategies to be used to implement the 2014 Composite Budget are as follows; Strengthen the capacity of MMDA’s for accountable, effective performance and service delivery. Strengthen the revenue base of the DA’s. Strengthen existing sub-structures for effective delivery ATEBUBU-AMANTIN DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 6 Facilitate suitable linkages between urban and rural areas Develop plans that are based on engagement with communities and involve the full range of key stakeholders Improve the efficiency and competitiveness of MSMEs Provide infrastructure facilities for schools at all levels across the country especially deprived areas Mainstream children’s issues in development planning at all levels Mainstream issues of disability in development planning at all levels Increase access to safe, adequate and affordable shelter STATUS OF THE 2013 COMPOSITE BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION A. Financial Performance Revenue performance The two tables below show the revenue and expenditure performances of the Atebubu - Amantin District Assembly as at December, 2012 and June 2013 per departments. Revenue performance Table 2: Revenue Performance for the District Assembly Status Of 2013 Budget Implementation Financial Performance Composite budget (Central) Performance as at June 30th 2013 Revenu 2012 budget Actual As at 2013 budget Actual As at Variance % e Items Dec. 31st June 2012 30st 2013 GH¢ GH¢ GH¢ GH¢ GH¢ Total IGF 401,380.00 296,875.02 348,201.00 176,166.25 172,034.7 50.5 5 9 GOG 3,300,743.9 2,398,845.5 4,011,751.1 371,358.00 3,640,393.00 9.26 Transfers 7 6 7 DACF 2,500,000.0 448,218.11 1,050,413.0 943,752.49 10.1 ATEBUBU-AMANTIN DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 7 0 0 106,660.51 5 DDF 600,000.00 961,402.99 795,497.00 499,077.00 296,420.00 62.7 4 Other 396,018.28 293,306.90 985,000.00 127,719.85 857,280.15 12.9 donor 7 transfers TOTAL 7,189,142.2 4,398,648.5 7,190,862.1 1,280,981.6 5,909,880.39 5 8 7 1 From the table above it could be seen that the overall performance of the district as at 31st December 2012 was encouraging. The total revenue of the