Author

  • Kanayo Ogujiuba

    • National Institute for Legislative Studies, Abuja, Nigeria
    • Nigeria

  • Benedict Ezema

    • Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa, Anambra State, Nigeria
    • Nigeria

  • Omoju Sola

    • National Institute for Legislative Studies, Abuja, Nigeria
    • Nigeria

Abstract

The Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) provides the link between policy priorities and the budget. Given that in developing countries in general, and in Nigeria in particular, there is a disconnection between planning, policy and the budget, the MTEF has increasingly been regarded as central to public expenditure reforms. The objectives of this paper are to review the MTEF and budget performance in Nigeria for the period 2005-2008, and identify the challenges undermining the effective operation of the budgetary processes. The paper gathered that the MTEF is the bridge between the national development plan, its underlying policies and the annual budget. Analysis of available data on budget performance during the review period shows that public finance in Nigeria have not been operated within the specifications of the MTEF and the budget, and the priorities expressed in the budget are not always in sync with national objective plans. Some of the identified challenges to effective public expenditure management in Nigeria include lack of citizen’s participation in the process, the bureaucratic and inefficient nature of the civil service, large scale corruption, lack of proper coordination between the national development plan and budget, lack of adequate reforms in other key budget areas, such as execution, monitoring and reporting, lack of political commitment, and lack of adequate coordination between the national and sub-national governments.

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Ogujiuba, K., Ezema, B., & Sola, O. (2013). Medium Term Expenditure and Fiscal Management in Nigeria: A Review of the (20052008) Framework. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 5(5), 291-306. https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v5i5.405

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2013-05-30

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