DELEGATION OF MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE OF THE PARLIAMENT OF TANZANIA OCTOBER 2014

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1 DELEGATION OF MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE OF THE PARLIAMENT OF TANZANIA OCTOBER 2014

2 PROGRAMME BACKGROUND The Budget Committee was recently established by the Parliament of Tanzania in order to improve parliamentary scrutiny of the Government Budget. The committee is responsible for analysing the budget with the assistance of the standing (departmental) committees and tabling a report to the House for consideration. As well as assessing the allocations to government departments, the committee can also make recommendations to the government on economic policy, including fiscal and monetary arrangements. A Budget Office is being established to support parliamentarians engaging in budget scrutiny, and the Speaker has called for a Budget Act to be passed to standardise these new processes and reinforce parliament s scrutiny role. The committee faces challenges, however, including a shortage of experts to support its work and a need to build members capacity to analyse financial and budgetary information. CPA UK s Westminster programme will enable committee members to share experience and best practice with relevant stakeholders in the UK Parliament and UK Government Departments and Agencies. It will also further strengthen the close ties between parliamentarians and officials in Tanzania and the UK. AIM & OBJECTIVES Aim. To explore budget processes and parliamentary scrutiny of the budget in the UK. Objectives. Through discussions with colleagues in Parliament and in Government, to explore: 1. Parliamentary budget scrutiny and oversight 2. Scrutinising finance bills 3. Analysis of fiscal and monetary policies 4. Formulation of the budget and linking it with the national economic plan 5. Budgetary control systems 6. Monetary policy 7. Researching new sources of revenue 8. Activity-based budgeting approaches 9. Tax management 10. National debt management

3 DELEGATION 1. Hon. John M Cheyo MP Delegation Leader 2. Hon. Kidawa H. Saleh MP 3. Hon. Joseph R. Selasini MP 4. Hon. Josephat S Kandege MP 5. Hon. Ritha Mlaki MP 6. Mr Elisa Mbise (Assistant Director) 7. Ms Lina Kitosi (Committee Clerk) PROGRAMME MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 1145 Welcome and Programme Briefing Hatty Cooper, Head of International Outreach, CPA UK Rachael Cox, Africa Programme Manager, CPA UK 1300 UK Budget Processes Tarek Hayfa, Senior Policy Advisor Ciara Courtney, Policy Advisor George Robinson, Policy Advisor, Strategy, Planning and Budget Nicole Gregory, Economist, Macroeconomic Coordination and Strategy 1430 The Budget Process at Westminster Chris Stanton, Clerk of the Treasury Committee 1530 Meeting with Members of the International Development Committee Rt Hon. Sir Malcolm Bruce MP, Chair of the International Development Committee Fiona O Donnell MP Jeremy Lefroy MP David Harrison, Clerk of the International Development Committee TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER

4 1000 The Public Accounts Committee Richard Bacon MP, Member of the Public Accounts Committee 1100 Briefing on the work of the National Audit Office Ian Rogers, National Audit Office 1200 Taxation in the UK and the International Work of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Tamsin Long, HM Revenue and Customs 1300 Lunch with Members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Tanzania Hosted by Jeremy Lefroy MP, Chair of the Tanzania APPG Pauline Latham OBE MP Sir Bill Cash MP 1430 Briefing on the work of the Debt Management Office Jo Whelan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Tim Riddington, Head of the Policy Team Martin Duffell, Head of the Gilt and Cash Dealing Team Steve Whiting, Senior Policy Advisor and Press Officer 1530 Briefing on the work of the Bank of England Gareth Ramsay, Director, Monetary Analysis Division 1700 Presentation by HE Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda: Rwanda's Role in an Emerging Africa and Uncertain World, Chatham House WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER 1000 The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee Lord Hollick, Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (and Prime Minister s Trade Envoy to Kenya and Tanzania) Rob Whiteway, Clerk of the Economic Affairs Committee

5 1100 The Passage of the Finance Bill Simon Patrick, Principal Clerk, House of Commons 1200 View Prime Minister s Questions 1245 CPA UK Panel Discussion: Illicit Financial Flows Toby Quantrill, Principal Economic Justice Advisor, Christian Aid Hon. John Cheyo MP, Member of the Budget Committee of the Parliament of Tanzania Tim Daniel, Partner, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Chair: Mark Durkan MP, Member of Parliament for Foyle 1430 View Treasury Committee Hearing Subject: Prudential Regulation Authority: Annual Report and Accounts Witness(es): Andrew Bailey, Deputy Governor, and Chief Executive, Prudential Regulation Authority, Iain Cornish, Non-Executive Director, Prudential Regulation Authority and Charles Randell, Non-Executive Director, Prudential Regulation Authority 1630 Meeting with the Africa Research Institute Edward Paice, Director Nick Branson, Senior Researcher Maya Prabhu, Communications and Research Associate THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER 1000 Supporting Financial Scrutiny: The Scrutiny Unit Larry Honeysett, Head of Financial Scrutiny, Scrutiny Unit 1130 Supporting Financial Scrutiny: Library Services Dominic Webb, Economic Policy and Statistics Section, House of Commons Library 1245 Working Lunch: Chairing the Budget Debate Rt Hon. Lindsay Hoyle MP, Chairman of Ways and Means

6 1415 Feedback Session and Final Questions Rachael Cox, Africa Programme Manager, CPA UK Tracey Jessup, Director of Resources, PICT (and Assigned Clerk, CPA UK Tanzania Programmes) 1515 Meeting with CPA Headquarters Joe Omorodion, Acting Secretary General Meenakshi Dhar, Director of Programmes