The 2007 government budget law defines
the accounting basis used in determining budget. The general government
accounting practiced in Cameroon follows the accounting framework established
for all CEMAC member states, given that Cameroon is a member of the CEMAC
regional body. Statements on accounting policy in practice are not included in
the budget documentation or final accounts.
According to the IMF Report on the
Observance of Standards and Codes, in Cameroon, information on budget execution
on the revenue side is recorded on a cash basis. Information on expenditure is
presented on commitment, payment order, and payment bases, but only for
centralized services. The Ministry of Finance still faces the difficulty of
registering in real time the commitments and payment orders of the central
government’s decentralized services.
Accrual-basis accounting is progressively
being put into use but its use is still incomplete given that the final
accounts are closed off with a delay of several months. What is more, because
administrative accounts and final treasury accounts are not produced, there can
be no reconciliation with the contents of the budget review law (Cameroon: Report on the Observance of Standards and
Codes: Fiscal Transparency Module, 2011) .
References
(2011). In I. M. Fund, Cameroon: Report on the
Observance of Standards and Codes: Fiscal Transparency Module (p. 51).
International Monetary Fund. Retrieved November 16, 2015
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