Study tour to Slovenia

Between July 7 – 9, 2010 the delegation of budget analysts of Ministry of Finance Bosnia and Herzegovina attended the study tour in Slovenia. The main objectives of the study tour were acquiring comparative budget knowledge and practice. Study tour was held in premises of the Centre of Excellence in Finance in Ljubljana where different lectures were delivered by budget experts from Slovene Ministry of Finance:

Day I
•    Analysing Budget User Requests
•    Budget Systems
•    Slovenian Budget Planning Cycle
•    MoF Organisational Structure and Staffing involved in budget development
•    Budget Documentation

Day II
•    Macroeconomic and Fiscal Policy
•    Prioritising Government Expenditure
•    Budgeting for results

Day III
•    Public Accounting Directorate
•    Financial Reporting
•    Developing a Consolidated Budget

The study tour was successfully completed and the participants expressed high level of satisfaction with the organization and delivery of the study tour. According to the feedback it is clear that participants highly appreciated the quality of lecturers. Participants will be able to use acquired knowledge in every day work. Overall the study tour met the expectations of participants.