World Bank2013-02-272013-02-272011-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12534This policy note assesses how well the Solomon Islands Government budgeting practices have been working over the period of 2006-10 and explores options for improving that process. This note provides a non-technical summary of the initial findings and recommendations. The analysis conducted so far suggests that better results are blocked by problems in matching budgetary allocations to needs and problems with unproductive spending. For example, the Government's spending on schools is above average for the region, yet the Solomon Islands lags behind several of its neighboring countries in school enrollment and literacy. Some of the difficulties in getting good results can be traced to local conditions beyond government control such as its administration and travel costs are increased by the geographic dispersion of the islands. The report concludes that the budget process and the budget formation process both require strengthening and that these are issues well within government control.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITIESACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY PROBLEMSACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING STANDARDSADMINISTRATION COSTSADMINISTRATIVE COSTSADULT EDUCATIONADULT LITERACYAGGREGATE FISCALALLOCATIONANALYTICAL CAPACITYANNUAL BUDGETANNUAL BUDGET PROCESSBASIC EDUCATIONBIDBIDSBUDGET ALLOCATIONSBUDGET CONSTRAINTSBUDGET CYCLEBUDGET DECISIONSBUDGET DOCUMENTSBUDGET DOESBUDGET ESTIMATESBUDGET EXECUTIONBUDGET IMPLEMENTATIONBUDGET MANAGEMENTBUDGET PLANNINGBUDGET PROCESSBUDGET REVIEWSBUDGET SUBMISSIONBUDGET SUPPORTBUDGETARY ALLOCATIONSBUDGETARY DATABUDGETARY OUTCOMESBUDGETARY REFORMSBUDGETINGBULLETINCAPITAL COSTSCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCAPITAL SPENDINGCASH RESERVESCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCHART OF ACCOUNTSCITIZENCITIZEN PARTICIPATIONCITIZENSCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOMPLAINTSCONFIDENCECOST ESTIMATESDATA COLLECTIONDEBTDEBT BURDENSDEBT MANAGEMENTDECISION-MAKERSDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT EXPENDITUREDOMESTIC CAPITALDONOR FUNDINGDUE DILIGENCEELECTRICITYEXCHANGE RATESEXPENDITURE CONTROLEXPENDITURE CONTROLSEXPENDITURE DATAFINANCIAL INFORMATIONFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFISCAL OUTCOMESFISCAL RISKSFORWARD ESTIMATESGOVERNMENT ASSETSGOVERNMENT BUDGETGOVERNMENT EXPENDITUREGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSGOVERNMENT OWNERSHIPGOVERNMENT PERFORMANCEGOVERNMENT POLICYGOVERNMENT SPENDINGGRANT FUNDSHEALTH CAREHEALTH EXPENDITURESHEALTH FINANCINGHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCEINFLATIONINITIATIVEINSTRUMENTINTERNAL CONTROLSINVESTIGATIONJOURNALISTSJUSTICELAWSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLITERACY RATESLIVE BIRTHSMACROECONOMIC FORECASTSMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATEMEDIAMINISTERMINISTERSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF FINANCEMINISTRY OF HEALTHMINISTRY PROGRAMSMODEL CONTRACTSNATIONAL BUDGETSNATIONAL PLANSNUMBER OF BIRTHSPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPERFORMANCE MEASURESPERFORMANCE TARGETSPOLICEPOLICY GOALSPOPULATION ESTIMATESPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRIMARY SCHOOLPROCUREMENTPROCUREMENT LAWPROGRAMSPROGRESSPROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTPROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTSPROVINCIAL GRANTSPUBLICPUBLIC ACCOUNTSPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWSPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTINGPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERYPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYRADIOREFORM PROGRAMRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISIONSRESOURCE AVAILABILITYRESOURCE CONSTRAINTSRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRESPECTRETURNSROAD CONSTRUCTIONRURAL DEVELOPMENTSANCTIONSANCTIONSSAVINGSSCHOOL YEARSECONDARY SCHOOLSECTOR BUDGETSECTOR MINISTRIESSERVICE PROVISIONSKILLED HEALTH PERSONNELSKILLED PERSONNELSUPPLEMENTAL BUDGETSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURETRADINGTRANSPARENCYTREASURYUSE OF RESOURCESWARRANTSWorld Bank10.1596/12534