MFSI Project's Successes
22 October 2010
MFSI Project's Successes in PPB Implementation for Local Budgets
As part of the activities of the Interdepartmental Working Group set up under the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine and the discussions conducted with the active participation of MFSI/IBSER experts, the Ministry of Finance and line ministries (Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, Ministry of Family, Youth, and Sports, and Ministry of Culture and Tourism) have issued joint orders to approve standard lists of budget programs and their performance indicators for local budgets in the areas of:
• Social Protection and Social Security (dated 27 September 2010, No.1097/290);
• Social Protection of Family, Children, and Youth (dated 1 October 2010, No.1148/3437);
• Physical Culture and Sport (dated 1 October 2010, No.1149/3438);
• Culture (dated 1 October 2010, No.1150/41).
Also, the Ministry of Finance issued a separate order (dated 1 October 2010, No.1147) to approve a standard list of budget programs and their performance indicators for local budgets in the area of General Government. At the time of this writing, all these orders have been submitted to the Ministry of Justice for registration.
It should be noted that these orders are the result of active efforts undertaken by IBSER experts towards the implementation of the Municipal Finance Strengthening Initiative project, in particular of its component aimed at further implementation of Performance Program Budgeting (PPB) for local budgets.
Glyanec