In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the bill relating to public finances was voted unanimously by the deputies present during the plenary session of the National Assembly on Thursday 8 June. Of the 364 deputies who took part in the vote, 362 voted in favour, one voted no, and the other abstained.
The management of public finances in the DRC was until now regulated by Law No. 11/011 of July 13, 2011 relating to public finances. This establishes results-based budget management through the establishment of program budgets, a management method allowing the allocation of budgetary appropriations for the benefit of actions carried out within the framework of public policies. This law had originally set the legal deadline for the transition to the program budget to 1 January 2019, but given the complexity of the reform actions and the need to strengthen the capacities of the sectoral ministries, a five-year moratorium was imposed. been granted.
The Congolese government has therefore launched a roadmap on the 2022-2024 program budget in order to prepare for the transition to the program budget. The draft law on public finances voted unanimously makes changes to matters relating to allocations, budget documentation, the changeover deadline and annual parliamentary monitoring of the implementation of the program budget reform .
This new bill was put to the vote, article by article, without debate, and will be sent to the Senate for the second reading before its promulgation by the President of the Republic.