Budget Implementation in Ghana: A Case Study of Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA)
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Rosemond Atampokah , Huang Qifa , Raphael Baku Kwame , Enock Darkwah , Priscilla Avonie ,
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Abstract
Budgeting is one of the most important activities that is carried out in every government. The efficient allocation of scarce resources to every sector of the economy is done through budgeting. Thus, a budget is a powerful tool and serves as the focal point for key resource decisions. The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of disparities between Government’s approved budget and actual outturn, using the Ministry of Food Agriculture (MOFA) as a case study. Also, to determine the effect of budget difference on the performance of the Agricultural sector and compare the disparities between Government’s approved budget and actual outturn, with regards to the MOFA and MOH There exist differences between approved budgets and actual amount received by Ministry of Agriculture over the period 2006 to 2016 in Ghana. The budget disparity negatively affects the performance of the Agricultural sector. With regards to comparing the disparities between Government’s approved budget and actual outturn, in Agricultural sector and the Health Sector, there were no significant difference
Keywords
Budget Implementation; Ghana; Ministry of Agriculture
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