GBD tasks and Duties

12/09/2024
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The Budget Organic Law No. (13) of 2021 and its amendments, identifies the functions and powers of the General Budget Department which included the following:
  • Preparation of a detailed statement of the necessary processes and procedures for the preparation and approval of the General Budget Law and the entity responsible for its implementation and the time specified therein, as set out in the timetable prepared by the Department.
  • Allocate funds for the implementation of public policy in accordance with the priorities and in a way to achieve the distribution of development benefits and gains across all the Kingdom's governorates.
  • Preparation and submission of the Draft General Budget Law to the Council of Ministers. 
  • Preparation of Manpower Bylaw for Ministries, Government Departments and Units in coordination with the relevant official bodies in accordance with the laws and regulations in force.
  • Defining ceilings of governorates' budgets and supplying the governorates with the ceilings to prepare and approve their draft budgets in accordance with these ceilings, for inclusion in the budget of the chapters according to competence in the General Budget Law in accordance with the procedures for the preparation of the general budget.
  • Following up on the evaluation of the performance of the programs, projects and activities of the chapters and ensuring that they achieve the targeted results.
  • Giving opinion on draft legislations that have financial implications during their approval stage.
  • Giving advice to the Chapters in terms of financial matters and any other matters relevant to the tasks of GBD.
  • Presenting recommendations to the Cabinet on the final financial accounts of all government units before they are approved.
  • Coordinating with the Chapters to respond to the recommendations of the Upper and Lower Houses on the draft General Budget Law.

To fulfil its functions, the Department shall:
  • Revising budget allocation requests submitted by all Chapters and recommending decreasing or increasing to ensure their alignment with the public policy of the state and the medium term framework.
  • Requesting from all Chapters the needed data and information related to goals, programs, projects and activities and their financing.
  • Eliminating unnecessary duplications in the programs and funding among Chapters.
  • Reviewing all programs, projects, and activities requesting budget allocations in order to verify the priorities, feasibility and relevance of their requests.
  • Issuing periodic reports on the follow-up and evaluation of Chapter performance indicators and monitoring progress in achieving their objectives.
  • Reviewing all documents, correspondences and records of any Chapter in order to prepare and execute its budget.
  • Reviewing and giving opinion on the budgets of all public universities and municipalities as well as any other government entity.
  • Planning and implementing outreach and awareness-raising campaigns targeting citizens and civil society institutions to provide information on the approved budget.

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