Finance

Departmental Functions

• Management of public funds, i.e
  1. Supervision and control of Provincial finances.
  2. Preparation of Provincial budget.
  3. Preparation of Supplementary estimates and demands for excess grant.
  4. Appropriations and re-appropriations.
  5. Ways and Means.
• Public Accounts and Public Account Committee.
• the framing of financial rules for guidance of departments and supervision of maintenance of accounts.
• The framing of Civil Service Rules applicable to all Government servants and interpretation thereof.
• Floatation and administration of Provincial Loans.
• Examination and advice on matters affecting directly or indirectly the finances of the Province:
  1. Grants, contributions, other allowances and honoraria, contingencies, recoveries from and payment to Government Departments and cases relating to money matters generally, such as defalcations, embezzlements and other losses.
• Emoluments, pensions and allowances.
• Loans and advances to Government servants.
• Administration of Public revenue save as otherwise provided.
• Assets and Liabilities Committees.
• Banking.
• Communication of financial sanctions.
• Examination of all proposals for the increase or reduction of taxation.
• Creation of new posts and examination of schemes of new expenditure.
• Audit of receipts and expenditure.
• Public Debt.
• The Local Audit.
• Treasuries and Sub-Treasuries.