Documents on Local Government Finance
Local government finance does not take place in a vacuum. In fact, the way in which local governments are funded play an important role in the pursuit of the country's National Strategy for Growth and Poverty Reduction (MKUKUTA), which aims to achieve Tanzania's Development Vision 2025. This page provides access to documents that deal with local government finance. These documents include policy documents and relevant laws, as well as local budget guidelines, analytical documents and related studies.
Key Policies Documents
Tanzania Vision 2025 (PDF; 3.0 MB)
National Strategy for Growth and Poverty Reduction (MKUKUTA), 2005 (PDF; 694 KB)
Policy Paper on Local Government Reform, 1998 (PDF; 195 KB) *
Background Paper on Local Government Finance (draft), 2006 (PDF; 98 KB)
Key Laws and Regulations
The Local Government Finances Act (No. 9, 1982) (PDF; 122 KB) *
The Urban Authorities (Rating) Act (No. 9, 1983) (PDF; 82 KB) *
LGA Budget Guidelines
Guidelines For The Preparation Of Local Government Authorities' Plans And Budgets 2006/07 (PDF; 479 KB) *
Guidelines For The Preparation Of Local Government Authorities' Plans And Budgets 2007/08 (PDF; 750 KB)
Guidelines For The Preparation Of Local Government Authorities' Plans And Budgets 2008/09 (Volume I and II) (PDF; 984 KB)
Local Government Capital Development Grant System
LGCDG Manual For The Assessment Of Councils (Revised: August 2006) (PDF; 124 KB)
Annual Assessment of Minimum Conditions and
Performance Measures for LGAs, June 2006 (PDF; 549 KB)
Annual Assessment of Minimum Conditions and
Performance Measures for LGAs, April 2007 (PDF; 724 KB)
Local Government Fiscal Reviews
Local Government Fiscal Review 2004 (PDF; 380 KB)
Local Government Fiscal Review 2005 (PDF; 549 KB)
Local Government Fiscal Review 2006 (PDF; 724 KB)
Local Government Fiscal Review 2007 (PDF; 178 KB)
LGA Finance Reporting Form
Instruction Manual: Council Finance Report, FY 2007-08 (PDF; 167 KB)
Council Finance Report, FY 2007-08 (XLS; 103 KB - Right-click to save target file)
Other Documents
Public Expenditure Review (PEFAR): Local Government Fiduciary Assessment, 2006 (PDF; 245 KB)
Transforming the local government revenue system in Tanzania: A roadmap for reform, 2006 (PDF; 138 KB)
NAO Audit of LGA Financial Statements, FY 2004-05 (PDF; 127 KB)
NAO Audit of LGA Financial Statements, FY 2005-06 (PDF; 387 KB)
Note: Documents indicated with a (*) are unofficial versions. In most cases, these documents were scanned and converted into text through optical character recognition (OCR). While this process sharply reduces the file size, OCR may result in some errors.
