The effectiveness of MTEF in managing public fund expenditure to LGAs and MDAs: Experience from Tanzania

The study assessed the effectiveness of MTEF in managing public fund expenditure to LGAs and MDAs, specifically the study assessed the public fund allocation to MTEF priorities to local government authorities; examined the sustainability of MTEF in public fund expenditure management and analyzed the effectiveness of MTEF in implementing NSGRP in local government authorities. A sample of 40 respondents was interviewed to extract information. The data collected were guided by three questions according to specific objectives. The findings indicated that most of public expenditure is allocated to MTP priorities with specific percentages according to National targets and strategies, the size of the Municipal and others. Also, it was observed that most of MTEF implementation priorities are set regarding to the NSGRP and MDAs. Again, observed that MTEF implementation will sustain to manage the public fund expenditure for long time if staffs will be provided with effectively trainings. In view of findings, several recommendations have been made to ensure the management of public fund expenditure is effectively. Among of suggestions include; creation of supervision machinery to PFE, increase time period of training to staffs, the financial information should be relevantly and available at right time for the MTEF preparation and to increase the sources of revenues in order to improve the social services as a multiplier effect.