THE INFLUENCE OF PARTICIPATORY BUDGET FORMULATION ON SERVICE DELIVERY IN NAMUTUMBA TOWN COUNCIL LOCAL GOVERNMENT, UGANDA. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
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https://doi.org/10.70572/agp.v2i3.45Keywords:
Participatory Budgeting, Service Delivery, Local Government, Public Finance Management, Namutumba Town Council, UgandaAbstract
Background.
Participatory budgeting programs are part of a larger effort by many countries to extend and deepen actual, existing democracy. Budgeting drives every process, and it requires complex execution that requires a combined effort. This study assessed the influence of Participatory budget formulation on service delivery in the Namutumba town council local government.
Methodology.
The study employed a cross-sectional survey research design and both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A total of 150 respondents participated. Primary and secondary sources of data were used, and data were collected using interviews and questionnaires. The Pearson correlation Coefficient and Regression analysis were used to analyze the collected data.
Results.
The majority of the respondents, 94(62.7%), were male, and 80(53.3%) of the participants were between 31 and 40 years old. The correlation coefficient is 0.227(*), and its significance level is 0.26. This implied that there is a weak positive relationship between budget formulation and service delivery, as many respondents supported the statement that citizens fully participate in initial budget meetings of all the Town Council Projects Mean = 3.1702 and Sd =0.80058. An interviewee said, “In every meeting of major projects in the Town Council, stakeholders are always invited, and they give positive responses. She further said that stakeholders are normally invited via radio announcements”.
Conclusion.
Participatory budget formulation positively affects service delivery in Namutumba Town Council, but it also negatively and insignificantly influences it. Based on the empirical results of this study, participatory budget formulation is not well practiced.
Recommendation.
Namutumba Town Council should train its staff in financial-related activities to keep them with the necessary skills and knowledge that will enable them to carry out effective budget formulation.
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