The role of parliament in oversight functions “government budget implementation”
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Date
2008
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to asses the Role of Parliament in Oversight Functions
“Government Budget and Implementation”
The data collection methods comprised interviews, questionnaires and documentary
sources. The units of inquiry were Hon. Speaker, Clerk of the National Assembly,
Directors of Parliamentary Committees, Table Office, Research Departments as well as
Committees Secretaries. Members of Parliament from Committees as well as Officials
from the Budget Unit.
Purposive and random sampling was done in this study to sample out the required
respondents. The sample size was 35. The results of the study indicated that the role of
Parliament in Oversight functions “Budget implementation” is affected by difficulty in
accessing information from Government departments, inadequate of Independent research
facilities and support, inadequate of power to amend the Budget and low level of
education among Committee Members.
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Keywords
parliament, oversight, government, budget, Implementation”