Local governments need reliable revenue to deliver services, making municipal finance and own-source revenue mobilisation critical. This Program equips professionals to manage municipal finance and raise local revenue.
Designed for manager-level municipal finance staff, the Program reflects international municipal finance practice worldwide. It is directly applicable to financing local government in any context.
Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this program, attendees will be able to:
- Understand municipal finance and revenue mobilisation
- Understand local government finance systems
- Manage municipal budgets
- Mobilise own-source revenue
- Manage local taxes and rates
- Manage fees, charges and licences
- Strengthen revenue administration and collection
- Manage intergovernmental transfers
- Manage local borrowing and financing
- Manage municipal expenditure
- Strengthen financial management and controls
- Improve local financial reporting
- Manage local assets and investment
- Strengthen financial accountability
- Improve municipal financial performance
- Apply emerging trends in municipal finance
Course Outline
- Module 1: Municipal Finance & Revenue Mobilisation
- Module 2: Local Government Finance Systems
- Module 3: Managing Municipal Budgets
- Module 4: Mobilising Own-Source Revenue
- Module 5: Local Taxes & Rates
- Module 6: Fees, Charges & Licences
- Module 7: Revenue Administration & Collection
- Module 8: Intergovernmental Transfers
- Module 9: Local Borrowing & Financing
- Module 10: Municipal Expenditure
- Module 11: Financial Management & Controls
- Module 12: Local Financial Reporting
- Module 13: Local Assets & Investment
- Module 14: Financial Accountability
- Module 15: Emerging Trends: Municipal Finance
Who Should Attend
This Program is designed for municipal finance officers, local revenue and budget staff at manager level in local governments and development organisations internationally.
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