Local Government Finance Commission, established under Article 194 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda and mandated to advise the President on all matters concerning the distribution of revenue between the Government and local governments and the allocation to each local government of monies out of the Consolidated Fund among others. Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the following vacant positions on the new LGFC structure.
The automation of Local Revenue management through the IRAS has made a positive output in the Cities and other LGs. This has increased collection of revenue for the period of 1st – 29th February, 2024 as shown. Well-done LGs and let’s strive for financially sustainable Local Gov’ts
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The board, management and staff of Local Government Finance Commission congratulates his Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni the president of the republic of Uganda upon being elected as the chairman of non-aligned movement and G77+china south summit we acknowledge this great achievement for yourself and Uganda at large.
At local government finance commission, we offer credible and evidence based advice to government on financing local governments.
Long live H.E long live Uganda |
Ag.Commission Secretary, Mr. Adam Babale and PFA Grants Chair the Negotiations Ministry of Education and sports Team
Uganda Local Government Negotiation Team (UNAT) |
The Local Governments together with sector ministries have begun a one week annual sector conditional grants negotiation for the grants to be transferred in the FY 2023/2024 and followup of agreed undertaking for FY 2022/2023. The negotiations are provided for in the article 193(3) of the 1995 Uganda Constitution and the Local Government Act CAP 243. It requires Central Government to agree with the Local Governments on programs and conditions attached on a program and these conditional grants resonate with the National Development Plan.The outcome of these negotiations inform the ministerial policies that guide programme implementation in the local governments.
The negotiation is facilitated by the Local Government Finance Commission as provided by the Local Government Finance Commission Act 2003.The negotiation was also attended by line ministries of Local Government,Finance,Planning and Economic Development,Public Service and National Planning Authority.
The mid term review carried out in may 2022 by LGFC. It was revealed that out of the 457 undertakings agreed upon , 282 were implemented representing a 62% performance which was quite wanting.
They also noted an increase in financing of local Governments from 2,361.4bn in FY 2015/16 (12.9%) to Ushs 5,864.8bn in FY 2022/23 (15.9%) |
| The Ag. Commission Secretary Mr. Adam Babale together with the staff from Local Government Finance Commission on Tuesday 5th May 2022, met a delegation from Malawi National Planning authority, Ministry of Finance and the National Planning Committee.
The purpose of the meeting was to enable the delegates learn how fiscal decentralization has been implemented in Uganda. |
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The Local Government Finance Commission on 4th May 2022 held a meeting in the commission board room. The Ag. Commission secretary, Adam Babale chaired the meeting which discussed the setting of rates and Charges by the Local Governments. This was presented by a team from USAID under the Domestic Revenue Mobilization for Development (DRM4D) project which is designed to support improvements in tax and non-tax revenue administration.The meeting received proposals and recommendations for the criteria for setting rates and charges for local government revenue under category of markets, business licenses and street parking.