Public Expenditure Review for the Solomon Islands Government

Public Expenditure Review for the Solomon Islands Government

This policy note assesses how well the Solomon Islands Government budgeting practices have been working over the period of 2006-10 and explores options for improving that process. This note provides a non-technical summary of the initial findings...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Public Expenditure Review
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITIES ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY PROBLEMS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADULT EDUCATION ADULT LITERACY AGGREGATE FISCAL ALLOCATION ANALYTICAL CAPACITY ANNUAL BUDGET ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS BASIC EDUCATION BID BIDS BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUDGET CYCLE BUDGET DECISIONS BUDGET DOCUMENTS BUDGET DOES BUDGET ESTIMATES BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET MANAGEMENT BUDGET PLANNING BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET REVIEWS BUDGET SUBMISSION BUDGET SUPPORT BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS BUDGETARY DATA BUDGETARY OUTCOMES BUDGETARY REFORMS BUDGETING BULLETIN CAPITAL COSTS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL SPENDING CASH RESERVES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHART OF ACCOUNTS CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE COST ESTIMATES DATA COLLECTION DEBT DEBT BURDENS DEBT MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKERS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE DOMESTIC CAPITAL DONOR FUNDING DUE DILIGENCE ELECTRICITY EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE CONTROL EXPENDITURE CONTROLS EXPENDITURE DATA FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL OUTCOMES FISCAL RISKS FORWARD ESTIMATES GOVERNMENT ASSETS GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT SPENDING GRANT FUNDS HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE INFLATION INITIATIVE INSTRUMENT INTERNAL CONTROLS INVESTIGATION JOURNALISTS JUSTICE LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LITERACY RATES LIVE BIRTHS MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE MEDIA MINISTER MINISTERS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF FINANCE MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINISTRY PROGRAMS MODEL CONTRACTS NATIONAL BUDGETS NATIONAL PLANS NUMBER OF BIRTHS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MEASURES PERFORMANCE TARGETS POLICE POLICY GOALS POPULATION ESTIMATES POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIMARY SCHOOL PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT LAW PROGRAMS PROGRESS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVINCIAL GRANTS PUBLIC PUBLIC ACCOUNTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWS PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RADIO REFORM PROGRAM RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISIONS RESOURCE AVAILABILITY RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPECT RETURNS ROAD CONSTRUCTION RURAL DEVELOPMENT SANCTION SANCTIONS SAVINGS SCHOOL YEAR SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTOR BUDGET SECTOR MINISTRIES SERVICE PROVISION SKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL SKILLED PERSONNEL SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRADING TRANSPARENCY TREASURY USE OF RESOURCES WARRANTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/16279765/solomon-islands-public-expenditure-review-solomon-islands-government http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12534

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Summary:	This policy note assesses how well the Solomon Islands Government budgeting practices have been working over the period of 2006-10 and explores options for improving that process. This note provides a non-technical summary of the initial findings and recommendations. The analysis conducted so far suggests that better results are blocked by problems in matching budgetary allocations to needs and problems with unproductive spending. For example, the Government's spending on schools is above average for the region, yet the Solomon Islands lags behind several of its neighboring countries in school enrollment and literacy. Some of the difficulties in getting good results can be traced to local conditions beyond government control such as its administration and travel costs are increased by the geographic dispersion of the islands. The report concludes that the budget process and the budget formation process both require strengthening and that these are issues well within government control.