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Final Report COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL BUDGET PRIORITISATION AND ALLOCATIONS FOR CHILD AND WOMEN CENTRED AREAS AND COSTING OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS Policy Analysis and Coordination Division (PAC) Cabinet Office February, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF APPENDICES iv ACRONYMS v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY vii 1.0 Introduction vii 2.0 Background vii 3.0 Findings, Lessons Learned and Recommendations vii 3.1 Literature Review viii 3.2 Analysis of the Budget Process viii 3.3 Analysis of Budget Data ix 4.0 Lessons Learned and Recommendations xi 5.0 Conclusion xiii PART 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Appointment of Consultant 1 1.2 Purpose of the Comprehensive Analysis of the National Budget 1 1.3 Terms of Reference 1 1.4 Scope of Terms of Reference 2 1.5 Expected Deliverables 3 1.6 Justification of the Study 3 1.7 Methodology Applied 3 1.7.1 Primary Data Collection 3 1.7.2 Secondary Data Collection 4 1.7.3 Analysis of the Findings 4 1.7.4 Mechanisms for Feedback 5 1.8 Appraisal of the Quality and Reliability of all the Documents used in the Analysis 5 1.9 Organisation of the Report 5 PART II: BACKGROUND 6 2.0 BACKGROUND 6 2.1 Situation Analysis of Women and Children in Zambia 6 PART III FINDINGS, LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS 9 CHAPTER 1 10 LITERATURE REVIEW 10 1.0 FINDINGS 10 1.1 Introduction 10 1.2 Legal Framework Governing the Budget Process 10 1.3 Linkages Between Planning, Policy And Budget Documents 10 1.3.1 Instruments of Planning 10 1.3.1.1 Vision 2030 11 1.3.1.2 Fifth National Development Plan 2006-2010 11 1.3.2 National Policies 11 1.3.2.1 The National Gender Policy 11 1.3.2.2 The National Child Policy 13 1.3.3 The National Budget 13 1.4 Country Experiences 14 1.4.1 International Experience – Sweden Case 14 1.4.2 Regional Experience – South A