e-Budgeting
Modernization of the National budgeting process

Purpose
To provide a modern, efficient electronic tool for preparation of the national budget and the monitoring of its execution.

Application functionalities
The system covers the overall process of preparation of the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia.
1. Preparation of the budget circular - The Department of Budgets and Funds can develop the e-Budget circular for each budget cycle.;
2. Preparation of the budget requests - Budget users can prepare and submit their budget request on-line.;
3. Simulations - Offers the possibility to run various scenarios of the budget - "what if" option
4. Preparation, adoption and execution of the budget.

Users
The primary user is the Ministry of Finance. In addition, all budget users/ government institutions will be using the application for secure on-line submission of the annual budget requests to the Ministry.

Specific Benefits
- For the Ministry of Finance and the government institutions included:
o More efficient and standardized work procedures
o Quicker process with improved transparency
o Better analysis and planning of the Budget
o Monitoring of the spending
o Improved transparency and communication between all budget users

- For the citizens:
o Better planning and spending of the Macedonian tax payers money

Status
The system was completed and installed in the Ministry of Finance June 2007 and the National Budget for 2008 is was prepared on the system and timely delivered to the President of the National Parliament.

e-BUDGETING, June 2006

The e-Gov Project and the Ministry of Finance are designing and creating an e-Budgeting software application to be used for the preparation of the budget for the Republic of Macedonia. The application shall facilitate the preparation of the budget and will improve the dialogue between the Ministry and the budget users and funds. It will also improve the possibilities for analysis, planning and revision of the Budget.

The e-Gov Project signed contract with Pexim for the development of the software. Prototype was delivered according to the time table on 17 July, 2006.

Presentation of the first two modules was held on 27 September 2006, in the premises of e-Gov Project, for the representatives of the Ministry of Finance and e-Gov Project.