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Legislative Instrument  \nMDAs Ministries, Departments and Agencies MMDAs Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies  \nMMDCEs Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives MOF Ministry of Finance  \nMTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework NTR/IGFs Non-Tax Revenue/ Internally Generated Funds PBB Programme Based Budgeting  \nPBWGs Programme Budget Working Groups  \nS/DMTDP Sector/District Medium Term Development Plan UDG Urban Development Grant  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .....................................................................................ii  \nLIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................ v  \n1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1  \n2. GHANA SHARED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENDA (GSGDA II), 2014-  \n2017...................................................................................................................................... 2  \n3. MEDIUM TERM FISCAL FRAMEWORK .......................................................................3  \n4. MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK .........................................................4  \n5. THE REVENUE BUDGET ................................................................................................. 5  \n6. MDA, MMDA INDICATIVE CEILINGS FOR THE MEDIUM TERM...........................6  \n7. BUDGET CLASSIFICATION AND CHART OF ACCOUNTS .......................................6  \n8. PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE 2016-2018 BUDGET ESTIMATES BY MDAs ......7  \n9 OTHER BUDGET PREPARATION ISSUES .................................................................. 13  \n10 PREPARATION OF 2016-2018 BUDGET ESTIMATES BY MMDAs ......................... 17  \n11 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................. 19  \nAPPENDIX 1: MDA INDICATIVE CEILINGS 2016-2018.....................................................20  \nAPPENDIX 2: CHART OF ACCOUNTS .................................................................................24  \nAPPENDIX 3: STANDARDIZED OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS .....................................95  \nAPPENDIX 4: TIME-TABLE FOR 2016-2018 BUDGET PREPARATION PRODUCTION WORKSHOP ................................................................................................................... 105  \nAPPENDIX 5: TIME-TABLE FOR 2016-2018 TECHNICAL HEARING ............................ 107  \nAPPENDIX 6: TEMPLATE FOR BUDGET PROPOSAL ..................................................... 108  \nAPPENDIX 7: TEMPLATE FOR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENTS /ARREARS ........... 111  \nAPPENDIX 8: PAYROLL DATA FOR COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES ................... 112  \nAPPENDIX 9: DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROJECTS –.................................................. 113  \nAPPENDIX 10: MMDA INDICATIVE CEILINGS-TENTATIVE ...................................... 122  \nAPPENDIX 11: NON-TAX REVENUE COLLECTION........................................................ 126  \nAPPENDIX 12: DATA ON CONTRACTS AND PROJECTS ............................................... 129  \nLIST OF TABLES  \nTable 1: Resource Allocation for 2016 and the Medium Term ....................................................4  \nTable 2: MDAs Allocation for","cbCaieTifm285ILN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieTifm285ILN","pdf",2224621,136,"English","# Introduction\n# Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA II), 2014-2017\n# Medium Term Fiscal Framework\n# Medium Term Expenditure Framework\n# The Revenue Budget\n# MDA, MMDA Indicative Ceilings for the Medium Term\n# Budget Classification and Chart of Accounts\n# Process for Preparing the 2016-2018 Budget Estimates by MDAs\n# Other Budget Preparation Issues\n# Preparation of 2016-2018 Budget Estimates by MMDAs\n# Conclusion\n# Appendix 1: MDA Indicative Ceilings 2016-2018\n# Appendix 2: Chart of Accounts\n# Appendix 6: Template for Budget Proposal","[{\"question\":\"Who should use the 2016-2018 Budget Guidelines in Ghana?\",\"answer\":\"The guidelines target MDAs and MMDAs responsible for preparing budget proposals and estimates for the 2016-2018 medium term, including budget committees and spending officers.\"},{\"question\":\"What core plans and frameworks should guide the budget preparation?\",\"answer\":\"Budget preparation should follow the 2014-2017 Sector/District Medium Term Development Plan and the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA II), alongside the medium term fiscal and expenditure frameworks.\"},{\"question\":\"How do MDAs and MMDAs differ in how their budgets are prepared?\",\"answer\":\"MDAs prepare budgets in Programme Based format, while MMDAs prepare budgets in Activity Based format.\"}]","2016-2018 Budget Guidelines - Republic of Ghana - Preparation of the 2016 Budget Statement and Economic Policy | PDF",1789219890,48]