Public Finance PRC: Local Government Budget Management Seminar
Agenda

Opening Ceremonies
Opening Address: Mr. Zhang Jun, Deputy Director-General of HRDC, MOF
Mr. Liang Ziqian, Deputy Director-General of International Affairs Department, MOF
Mr. Toru Shibuichi, Country Director of PRC Resident Mission, ADB
Deputy Director-General, Shaanxi Finance Bureau

Overview of the program by Mr. Newin Sinsiri, Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI

Chair: Mr. Mao Wenyong, Director of HRDC, MOF

Session 1: Budget Management
Chair: Mr. Ma Haitao, Dean, College of Public Finance and Management, Central University of Finance and Economics

PRC Speaker: Mr. Wang Guohua, Vice-Dean, Central University of Finance and Economics

Session 2: Definition of Responsibilities and Financial Power among Different Levels of Governments
Chair: Mr. Newin Sinsiri, Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI

PRC Speaker Ma Haitao, Dean, College of Public Finance and Management, Central University of Finance and Economics

Overseas Speaker: Mr. Bhajan Singh Grewal, Professorial Fellow, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia

• Presentation: Definition of Responsibilities and Fiscal Power Among Levels of Government [PDF 165KB | 31 pages]

Session 3: Budget Classification
Chair: Mr. Newin Sinsiri, Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI

PRC Speaker: Mr. Zhang Zhihua, Director, the Budget Department of MOF

Overseas Speaker: Mr. Michael Frederick Shadwick, Former Branch Manager, Budget Group, Department of Finance and Administration, Australia

• Presentation: Budget Classification: Concepts and Issues [PDF 1.1MB | 17 pages]

Session 4: Medium-Term Budget at Local Government Level
Chair: Mr. Mario L. Relampagos, Undersecretary, Department of Budget and Management, the Philippines

PRC Speaker: Ms. Li Yan, Head of Department of Public Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics

Overseas Speaker: Michael Frederick Shadwick, Former Branch Manager, Budget Group, Department of Finance and Administration, Australia

• Paper: Medium-term Budget at Local Government Level [PDF 118KB | 11 pages]
• Presentation: Medium-term Budget at Local Government Level [PDF 75KB | 11 pages]

Session 5: Current Budget System and Reforms in PRC
Chair: Mr. Zhang Jun, Deputy Director-General of HRDC, MOF

PRC Speaker: Mr. Wang Jun, Vice Minister of MOF

Session 6: The Goal of Fiscal Policy: Harmonizing Society
Chair: Mr. Wang Chaocai, Deputy Director-General, the Institution of Fiscal Science Research of MOF

ADB Speaker: Mr. Longyun Peng, Senior Economist, PRC Resident Mission, ADB

Session 5: Current Budget System and Reforms in PRC (Continued)
Chair: Mr. Bhajan Singh Grewal, Professorial Fellow, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia

Overseas Speaker: Mr. Michael Frederick Shadwick, Former Branch Manager, Budget Group, Department of Finance and Administration, Australia

• Paper: Current Budget System and Reforms in the People’s Republic of China - an Australian Perspective [PDF 159KB | 18 pages]
• Presentation: Current Budget System and Reforms in the People’s Republic of China - an Australian Perspective [PDF 78KB | 13 pages]

Session 7: Management of Extrabudgetary Funds and Non-tax Revenue
Chair: Mr. Bhajan Singh Grewal, Professorial Fellow, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia

PRC Speaker: Mr. Liu Mingda, Former Director-General, Finance Department of Guangxi Autonomous Region

Overseas Speaker: Mr. Ruperto P. Alonzo, Former Deputy-Director, National Development Office, National Economic and Development Authority, the Philippines

• Presentation: Management of Extrabudgetary Funds and Non-Tax Revenues [PDF 445KB | 66 pages]

Session 1: Budget Management (Continued)
Chair: Mr. Liu Mingda, Former Director-General, Finance Department of Guangxi Autonomous Region

PRC Speaker: Mr. Zhang Tong, Director-General, the General Office of MOF

Session 8: Management of Public Investment
Chair: Mr. Liu Mingda, Former Director-General, Finance Department of Guangxi Autonomous Region

PRC Speaker: Mr. Sun Kai, Vice-Dean, College of Public Finance and Taxation, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

Overseas Speaker: Mr. Ruperto P. Alonzo, Former Deputy-Director, National Development Office, National Economic and Development Authority, the Philippines

• Presentation: Management of Public Investments [PDF 365KB | 78 pages]

Session 9: Governmental Fiscal Reforms in Other Countries
Chair: Mr. Liu Shangxi, Deputy Director-General, the Institution of Fiscal Science Research of MOF

PRC Speaker: Mr. Wang Chaocai, Deputy Director-General, the Institution of Fiscal Science Research of MOF

Overseas Speaker: Mr. Bhajan Singh Grewal, Professorial Fellow, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia

• Presentation: Intergovernmental Fiscal Reforms in Other Countries [PDF 176KB | 28 pages]

Session 10: Budget Monitoring
Chair: Mr. Liu Shangxi, Deputy Director-General, the Institution of Fiscal Science Research of MOF

Overseas Speaker: Mr. Mario L. Relampagos, Undersecretary, Department of Budget and Management, the Philippines

• Presentation: Budget Monitoring at the Local Government Level [PDF 546KB | 47 pages]

Session 11: Deficits and Debts at the Local Government Level
Chair: Mr. Bhajan Singh Grewal, Professorial Fellow, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia

PRC Speaker: Mr. Liu Shangxi, Deputy Director-General, the Institution of Fiscal Science Research of MOF

Session 11: Deficits and Debts at the Local Government Level (Continued)
Chair: Mr. Ruperto P. Alonzo, Former Deputy-Director, National Development Office, National Economic and Development Authority, the Philippines

Overseas Speaker: Mr. Bhajan Singh Grewal, Professorial Fellow, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia

• Presentation: Deficits and Debts at the Local Government Level [PDF 104KB | 29 pages]

Session 12: System of Budget Audit and Evaluation
Chair: Mr. Ruperto P. Alonzo, Former Deputy-Director, National Development Office, National Economic and Development Authority, the Philippines

PRC Speaker: Ms. Geng Hong, Director-General, Supervision Department of MOF

Chair: Mr. Newin Sinsiri, Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI

Overseas Speaker: Mr. Mario L. Relampagos, Undersecretary, Department of Budget and Management, the Philippines

• Presentation: Budget Audit and Evaluation Systems [PDF 454KB | 21 pages]

Closing Ceremonies