(2023-06) Timetable for Preparing and Publishing Haiti's 2023-2024 General State Budget
Summary — A step-by-step schedule issued by Haiti's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) for drafting and publishing the 2023-2024 General State Budget, running from the process launch on June 7, 2023 to the decree's publication in Le Moniteur by September 30, 2023.
Key Findings
- Process launched June 7, 2023 with definition of guidelines and formation of sub-commissions.
- Sub-commission working sessions began June 14 on macroeconomic forecasts, CBMT, CDMT and budget orientations.
- Framework letter (lettre de cadrage) finalized by the Prime Minister by July 17 and transmitted to spending authorities by July 19 with indicative multi-year credit ceilings.
- Public institutions submitted budget proposals to MEF by July 28.
- Joint budget conferences held July 31-August 11 to examine detailed proposals against the framework letter's priorities.
- Consultation workshops with civil society and the private sector held August 17-18.
- Provisional budget outline finalized by the Minister of Economy and Finance by August 21; final outline adopted by the Council of Ministers by August 23.
- Draft budget approved by the Council of Ministers by September 13 and sent to the Cour Superieure des Comptes et du Contentieux Administratif on September 15 for its opinion, due by September 22.
- Budget decree to be published in Le Moniteur by September 30, 2023.
Full Description
The document sets out the provisional phases for drafting Haiti's 2023-2024 General State Budget, beginning with the launch of the process on June 7, 2023 by the Ministers of Economy and Finance, Planning and External Cooperation. It tracks sub-commission work on macroeconomic forecasts, the CBMT and CDMT, the drafting and finalization of the Prime Minister's framework letter (lettre de cadrage), joint budget conferences held from July 31 to August 11, 2023, and consultations with civil society and the private sector on August 17-18. It concludes with Council of Ministers approval, review by the Cour Superieure des Comptes et du Contentieux Administratif, and publication of the budget decree in Le Moniteur by September 30, 2023.