Budget Department in consultation with line ministries/agencies to submit allotment and annual financial plans in AFMIS. The Treasury Department to (i) register their contractual commitments against allotment in the AFMIS; (ii) control payments against the respective pre- registered commitments and authorized financial plans in the system/AFMIS starting in FY 2018; and (iii) produce quarterly commitment reports for each ministry/agency starting in FY 2018.
Introduced at R1 for R3, came from the SB: "Line ministries/agencies to submit their annual financial plans for issuance of allotments and register their contractual commitments (including commitments under multi-year contracts) in the AFMIS. The Treasury to (i) control payments against the respective preregistered commitments and authorized financial plans in the system/AFMIS starting June 2017, and (ii) produce quarterly commitment reports for each ministry/agency starting January 2018. "
Rationale: Strengthen cash planning and commitment control and prevent emergence of arrears