The role of effective planning and budgeting in local government administration – study of Bali local government area, Taraba state

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The role of effective planning and budgeting in local government administration – study of Bali local government area, Taraba state.

Abstract

This research work titled“The role of effective planning and budgeting in local government administration, was aimed at determining the impact of planning and budgeting in Bali local government, identifying the challenges hindering effective planning and budgeting in Bali local government and recommending measures towards achieving effective planning and budgeting in Bali local government. To successfully carry out this research, three questions were formulated and structured questionnaires were designed based on the research questions with five-point scale as instrument for data analysis. The survey design was adopted and the population of the study was 163 population with 115 sample size used. The method of data analysis was arithmetic mean which was used as statistical tool such as means for data analysis. Findings of the research revealed that planning and budgeting increase productivity as well as setting standards and benchmark for organizational goals. The study recommends among others that the government should ensure that in the process of budget formulation, a legal framework is followed in order to formulate resourceful budgets. More emphasis should be put on budget implementation as the findings of the study revealed that it greatly improves the performance of local governments.