In all this, a timetable of activities will be produced. The Current Situation In Rwanda, where externally financed budget support provides an important part of recurrent financing, the predictability of the budget is highly influenced by the nature of the financial agreements for this budget support. The management of external resources, which form a large proportion of the budget, is not harmonised. The MTEF Contract relies on a guaranteed firm budget ceiling being imposed on line ministries in exchange for the achievement of a pre-agreed set of output targets. This will be based on the planned outputs by each ministry, reflecting the predetermined objectives.
Projects are one means of achieving objectives.
Other activities carried out by ministries are also a means of achieving specific objectives. It is therefore essential to look at all the activities of a ministry and agree on the overall outputs to be produced and the objectives to be achieved. The implementation of the budget depends on the availability of funds at the right time. The estimates of resources therefore need to be accurate and with a clear flow over the three-year period, as well as within each financial year. This can be achieved if donors provide the Government with reliable information on what levels of assistance they will provide over the three-year period and the possible flow during each year.