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Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999)

Understanding and Using this Act

Normative Measures For Financial Management

Annexure A : User Manual for applying NMFM

B. Planning and Budgeting

 

Critical Performance Area

Basic Evaluation

Yes/No

Performance Indicator/Measure/ Requirement

Performance

Refer Annexure

Norm

Actual
1) Planning
1) Has a strategic plan approved by the Executive Authority been tabled in the Legislature? [TR 5.2.1]

Timeliness

At least 7 days prior to the discussion of the department’s budget vote

B1.1

1) Has the AO established procedures to facilitate effective performance monitoring, evaluation and corrective action? [TR 5.3.1]

Documented proof

Existence of a written procedure

B1.2

1) Is the strategic plan consistent with the medium term expenditure estimates? [TR5.2.2 (a)]

Compliance

100%

B1.3

1) Is the content of the strategic plan in accordance with the requirements of the Treasury Regulations and Public Service Regulations? [TR 5.2.2 and PSR, Chapter 1, Part III.B]

Compliance

100%

B1.4

1) Is the strategic plan performance based? [TR 5.2.2 (d)]

Measurable objectives for each programme

100%

B1.5

1) Is the strategic plan updated and revised on a regular basis? [TR.5.1.1]

Frequency of revision

Annually

B1.6

1) Has the department established a sustainable service delivery improvement programme? [PSR, Chapter 1, Part III.C]

Compliance

Annual statement of public service commitment including service standards

B1.7
2) Budgeting
1) Has the AO complied with the prescriptions of the budget circular as issued by the relevant Treasury. [TR 6.1.1; 6.2.1]

Compliance

100%

B2.1

1) Are measurable outputs per programme specified in the departmental budget? [sec 27(4) of PFMA]

Number of performance measures/indicators per output to measure

- quantity

- quality

- timeliness

At least

 

1

1

1

B2.2

1) Has the organisational processes and structure been re-evaluated and aligned to the outputs?

Frequency of evaluation

Annually

B2.3

1) Is your department submitting reports concerning the utilization of a saving in terms of sec 43 (1) of the PFMA?

Timeliness

Within 7 days

 

Reports submitted to :

- Executive authority

- Relevant Treasury

B2.4