A Simple Guide to Working with Finances in Education - Tanzania ...

4.3.7 Local Government ReformThe Local Government Reform Programme is part of the process of makinggovernment more efficient by addressing possible problems of inflexibility in nationalbudgets. If spending decisions are made closer to the level where the impact is feltthen they are more likely to reflect local needs. The idea of making decisions closerto where the impact will be felt is also behind giving individual schools some powerto allocate spending from capitation and development grants.When local government bodies such as the District Council Social Services Committeemake decisions about funding allocations, it creates more opportunities for civilsociety involvement. Local government budgeting processes follow the same broadpattern as the budget cycle, but the financial year is the same as the calendar year –see the table on page 7.23