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#Budget2021 is NOT cutting health budgets. But it looks that way because the accounting treatment has changed.
1. Line Item 20000 is Services & Supply (see pic, in red). All are zeroes.
No Govt is so cruel/foolish to cut health spending to zero overnight. So where is the money?
1. Line Item 20000 is Services & Supply (see pic, in red). All are zeroes.
No Govt is so cruel/foolish to cut health spending to zero overnight. So where is the money?
2. The money is being reallocated from Operating Expenditure to Development Expenditure.
See pic of Services & Supplies, with 840% INCREASE in DEVEX & a 12% DECREASE in OPEX.
Two questions:
a. Why move from OPEX to DEVEX?
b. What is the breakdown in DEVEX, by category?
See pic of Services & Supplies, with 840% INCREASE in DEVEX & a 12% DECREASE in OPEX.
Two questions:
a. Why move from OPEX to DEVEX?
b. What is the breakdown in DEVEX, by category?
3. More questions:
a. How will you procure Services/Supply in DEVEX? Tenders, direct nego, direct purchases, Treasury Instructions? No transparency = corruption, wastage, fraud.
b. Headcounts remain flat at 267k (p381). Was there a discussion with MOH/JPA to increase headcount?
a. How will you procure Services/Supply in DEVEX? Tenders, direct nego, direct purchases, Treasury Instructions? No transparency = corruption, wastage, fraud.
b. Headcounts remain flat at 267k (p381). Was there a discussion with MOH/JPA to increase headcount?
4. Overall, the health budget grows only 4.3% vs 2020. That’s not enough at all!
It’s inaccurate to say that “funding is drastically cut”. The accounting treatment to move from OPEX to DEVEX is unnecessary & confusing, & must be explained by the Govt.
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It’s inaccurate to say that “funding is drastically cut”. The accounting treatment to move from OPEX to DEVEX is unnecessary & confusing, & must be explained by the Govt.
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