Understand public money
Expenditure
How is the money spent?
Government spending falls into two parts: recurrent and development.
Key points
- Recurrent spending pays salaries and running costs.
- Development spending builds schools, roads and clinics.
- Compare what was planned with what was spent.
Planned money is not always spent in full. Sometimes it arrives late, or it is used differently from the plan.
Budget execution reports show that gap. Asking why a project is unfinished is part of accountability.