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Should Pakistan replace line-item budgeting with performance-based budgeting?

Asked in 3 years · 2020–2022Appears in:Public Administration
This debate All debatesIn shortPositionsNewsPast questions (3)Same themeIs IMF lending a debt trap or a path to recovery for Pakistan?Can Pakistan's industrial sector drive growth and absorb its labour force?Should Pakistan shift its tax burden from indirect to direct taxes?

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line-item versus performance budgeting, results orientation, Pakistan's practice, international examples, suitability and challenges
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2022 · PMS Public Administration · RecommendExplain the concept of a performance budget. How can this approach be used to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government programs and services? What are some examples… Outline it
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2022
PMS · Public Administration · Recommend

Explain the concept of a performance budget. How can this approach be used to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government programs and services? What are some examples of successful implementation of a performance budget?

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2021
CSS · Public Administration · Analyse

The idea of performance-budget lies beneath the word 'results'. In the light of statement, examine the elements of performance-based budgeting with reference to Pakistan.

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2020
PMS · Public Administration · Recommend

Line item budgeting is conventionally used for provincial and federal government budgets of Pakistan. Suggest an alternative public budgeting approach for government budgets in Pakistan. Discuss why the suggested approach would be more suitable and effective for achieving the current political and economic objectives of the government.

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