Line item budgeting is conventionally used for provincial and federal government budgets of Pakistan. Suggest an alternative public budgeting approach for government budgets in Pakistan. Discuss why the suggested approach would be more suitable and effective for achieving the current political and economic objectives of the government.

Recommend · 20 marks · 30 min

About 1200 words. The examiner marks against these:

• ☐ Pakistan link
• ☐ A way forward
• ☐ Causes

Debate: Should Pakistan replace line-item budgeting with performance-based budgeting?