Preparations for Regional Budget workshops Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives
Overview of the 2017/18 Grant Information and Budget Guidelines The structure of the presentation is as follows: 1. Policy priorities/sector objectives 2. Structure and Purpose of Sector Transfers 3. Allocation Formulae 4. Budget Requirements for 2017/18 5. Other Sectoral Issues
Policy Priorities/Sector objectives • Under the NDP II, The Trade Industry and Cooperatives sector will aspire to ensure the promotion of sustainable industrialization and appropriate technology and development to ensure availability of goods and services by expanding and diversifying domestic and export markets 3
Sector Objectives • Increase the share of manufactured goods and services in total exports • Improve private sector competiveness • Increase market access for Ugandan goods and services in the regional and national markets • Improve the stock and quality of trade infrastructure
Objectives Cont. • Promote the formation and growth of cooperatives • Enhance the capacity of cooperatives to compete in the domestic, regional and international markets. • Increase in diversity in type and range of enterprises undertaken by cooperatives.
Structure and Purpose of Sector Transfers Grant Purpose Wage Conditional Grant At the district level, the proposal is to have offices staffed with a minimum of an agricultural officer, veterinary officer and fisheries officer (where applicable). Including a Commercial Officer Non-Wage Recurrent (NWR) Conditional Grant Supports increased input use of fertilizer and improved seed; water for production; disease control, and; and to collect agriculture Supports increased input use of fertilizer and improved seed; water for production; disease control; marketing and to collect agriculture and promote value addition and standards of products to favourably compete in local, regional and international markets, collect trade statistics and others. and trade statistics and others as per the PMG guidelines. The allocation is earmarked to Production and Marketing Grant. (PMG) Development Grant
Key Variables Used in Allocation Formulae Weighting Variable Wage Land Area (Hectares) 5 NWR 10 Dev 10 Justification Land suitable for agriculture to an approximate target population for agriculture. Population 53 63 68 The target population is in both rural and urban area for both agriculture and commercial services. Population in Hard to Reach Hard to Stay Areas 2 2 2 Those areas which are hard to reach are given priority. Island areas are classified as hard to reach and therefore fishing areas are compensated. Poverty Headcount 10 10 10 Approximates need, with higher poverty levels getting a higher allocation. Rural Population 30 0 10 Most of the people in the rural countryside are engaged in agriculture. Additional weight is therefore given to rural population Fixed allocation 0 15 0 7
Overview of Issues in the 2016/17 budget guidelines and how they were addressed (1/n) Issue How addressed MTIC should lobby and advocate for A proposal was submitted to MFPED and beginning the increase and expansion in this Financial year 2016/17 the grant has been rolled resources of the 501 -850 District Trade out to cover all districts and municipalities. and Commercial Services Grant and in its coverage to all districts and municipalities The Ministry of Trade, Industry and • In April 2016 Cabinet approved a separate Cooperatives should advocate for the department for Commercial services at the district. development of a structure to sufficiently cater for the mandated responsibilities i. e. trade development, promotion, marketing, cooperative development and extension services among others
Implementation Challenges to service delivery • The need for the development budget component of the grant to cater for Transport requirements, Computers, office equipment and furniture. • Inadequate wage provision to cater for at least 1 commercial officer in every district and municipality to implement the mandate. • Inadequate resources to strengthen the capacity of new districts and Municipalities “Serving with dignity, pride and joy” 9
Key Policy and administrative Issues for LG attention • Mo. TIC indicators have been included in the Minimum National Service Delivery Standards and the revised Assessment tool. • Guidelines for the Utilization of the Conditional Grant disseminated. • Self-Awareness on policy and legal framework on Sector for regulation and promotion of Sector (www. mtic. go. ug) “Serving with dignity, pride and joy” 10
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