𝐅𝐂𝐒 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩

For the first time, Departmental Heads and Operations Staff sat down today with the Fiji Corrections Service Command team to put together their budget submissions and projections for the new financial year.

Also discussed at length was the coordination of available resources and alternatives when resources are limited.

In his opening address, Acting Commissioner, Mr Auta Moceisuva said the budget drives the activities for any organization and outlined three key areas that must be considered when doing budget submissions.

First, was preparation through thorough understanding of where the authorities were derived from via the Government’s National Development Plan down to the Strategic Development Plan and Annual Corporate Plan of the organization.

“We must know the 6 Strategies under the NDP to understand how activities are allocated and therefore its funding.

“Secondly, our Priorities areas which also fall under these Strategies.

And thirdly, the last point which was discussed at length by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Apolosa Veve who closed the meeting was Coordinating Resources and Planning.

The meeting which was basically a brain storming session helped put together key areas and costings to enable the Command Group to put together the Budget Submission to Government for the new financial year.