Finance & Administration

Introduction.

The Department of Finance and Administration is headed by the Under Secretary.

The role of the Department is to provide administrative and financial services, support and guidance all other departments and units in the Ministry.

The Department of Finance and Administration is composed of; Administration Unit, Procurement and Disposal Unit, Transport unit, Internal Audit, Accounts Section, Stores and Inventory unit, Security Section, and ICT & Communication Unit.

Objectives/Purposes

• To ensure that effective and efficient support services are provided for better performance of the Ministry.
• Ensure that Requisitions are processed
• Ensure Procurement and disposal processes concluded
• Ensure Ministerial and Top management services are supported.
• Ministry Vehicles are well maintained and serviced.
• Meeting recommendations/ resolutions are implemented
• Provide a secure and well-maintained office environment.
• Ministry supported with ICT services.
• Support Local Governments to deliver service

Key Priorities– FY2023/24

1. Ensure that, the Accounting Officers (AOs) submits to National Planning Authority the following Documents every 3^rd Quarter of FY;

• Approved MDA Plan and Budget for 2023/24
• Budget Framework paper for 2023/24
• Ministerial Policy Statement for 2023/24
• Half year Financial and Physical performance for FY2023/24
• Annual Performance Report for FY2023/24
• MDA specific Progress report for fy2021/22, 2022/23

1. Key Policy Fiscal Guidelines -FY2023/24

• No New borrowing next FY
• Salary enhancement suspended for one year (2023/24). Implementation of comprehensive salary enhancement will begin FY 2024/25
• Vehicle purchase frozen with a few exceptions
• AOs should undertake and Mainstream clear interventions for Environment Conservation, mitigations and adaptation of Climate change.
• No provision for new recruitment across government except for replacement basis
• AOs should submit to MOFPED the Draft Budget Estimate and Wage IPFs adjustments by 28^th February,2023
• AOs to make adequate provisions for Digital Number Plates –replacement for M/vehicles and Motorcycles costing USD200 (UGX735,000) each.
• MOLG, among other MDAs, to budget for monitoring implementation of Road Map for Health commodities supply chain in the LGs.