Technical budgeting problems in Anglophone African countries : a strategy to minimise the problems

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to develop a strategy to address technical budget problems emanating from the techniques used in the budget preparation aspect of budgeting systems in select Anglophone African countries. The objectives are consequently to firstly select a sample of Anglophone African states for study; secondly, to examine the nature and functioning of budget systems in general; thirdly, to identify the techniques used in budgeting systems in general and the selected countries in particular; fourthly, to identify the technical problems emanating from the techniques utilised in the selected countries; and lastly to develop a strategy to deal with the major technical problems experienced in the selected countries.