Government accountability
Follow the money: a resource book for trainers on public expenditure tracking in Tanzania
How to track public expenditure
Authors:
; Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA); Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP)
Publisher:
Hakikazi Catalyst, Tanzania, 2008
Public Expenditure Tracking (PET) is ‘following the money’ from where it is disbursed by central government authorities, through local government, to end users such as schools and clinics. This manual provides tools for the implementation of public expenditure tracking systems (PETS) in the context of Tanzania. [adapted from the authors]
It is intended for use by local government officials, local councillors, CSOs working at district level, and journalists who have basic knowledge of budgets and how they work.
The manual provides background information and highlights approaches for the successful implementation of PETS. Sections cover:
- what is a PETS? why do we need it?
- establishing a PETS: basic concepts and methodology
- entitlements and rights: the legal and financial basis of PETS
- district level planning and budgeting
- approach one: making PETS work for marginalised groups - focusing on gender
- approach two: focusing on community empowerment
