Budget Roadshow At MIPR
By Azaraimy HH

Bandar Seri Begawan - The 2008/2009 Budget Roadshow held at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources was the second in a series of road shows that will be held by the Ministry of Finance.

The first roadshow was held at the Legislative Council building on May 7 for departments under the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Development. The first road show was co-organised with the Prime Minister's Office, dedicated for the Permanent Secretaries and the Deputies, Directors and Senior Officers at the departments under the Prime Minister 's Office, Ministry of Development, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Religious Affairs. Awg Hj Bahrin bin Abdullah, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance emphasised on the importance of saving up in expenditures because the nation relies heavily on incomes from the oil and gas which are not infinite. He also urged all government departments to collect government revenues when they are due.

In the event, Awg Hj Nazmi bin Hj Mohamad, Acting Director of Budgets, gave briefing related to the 2008/2009 budget, which among other things, touched on the challenges in preparing the annual allocation and steps to improve those that have been implemented and those that will be implemented.

The objectives of the road show yesterday are to share the objectives of the 2008/2009 national budget; the challenges, opportunities and issue those surfaces in public finance management; as well as the budget allocation prepared by the government for the financial year 2008/2009.

Besides that, the road show also gave opportunities for shared discussion on problems that could surface in managing a department's financial affairs.

The road show was followed by a workshop with the aim to raise officers' and staffs' skills in managing finance especially in managing the annual allocation. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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