Budgeting and Budget Performance in Anambra State Civil Service (2016-2022)

Abstract

This study examined budgeting and budget performance in Anambra State civil within the period of 2016 to 2022. Among the objectives are to ascertain whether there exists a relationship between budget scrutiny and budget performance in Anambra State civil service, and determine whether there is a significance relationship between unrealistic timely disbursement of funds and effective budget performance. Descriptive survey method was adopted for the study.The population size of the study included the 5837 staff of all the ministries in Anambra State. Taro Yemani statistical toll was used to obtain a sample size of 400. A 35- item questionnaire was used for data collection while the t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses.  The results indicate a notable correlation between the examination of financial allocations and budgetary outcomes within the administrative framework of Anambra State. Additionally, the investigation unveils a substantial link between the impractical and untimely allocation of resources and the achievement of optimal budgetary performance. Among the recommendations were that the Anambra State House of Assembly should properly scrutinize budgets before approval and appropriate modalities for the disbursement of funds by appropriate Ministries in Anambra State should be put in place by the body in charge since it has been identified to affect budget performance in Anambra State.