As part of our budget and expenditure research with PNG’s National Research Institute, budget forums were held twice a year at the NRI in Port Moresby. The first PNG budget forum was held on 12 September 2012 and focused on a 10-year budget trend analysis. The second forum analysed the 2013 PNG Budget and took place in early 2013. The third forum presented preliminary findings from our PEPE health and education expenditure tracking and facility surveys.

The fourth forum presented analysis of the 2014 PNG Budget and released further findings from the PEPE survey on PNG’s free education and health policies. Our latest budget forum was held on 30 October, 2014. We launched our joint report with NRI, A lost decade? Service delivery and reforms in Papua New Guinea 2002-2012, and considered its implications for the 2015 PNG budget. Presentations and videos from these budget forums are provided below

PNG budget forums were open to the general public and held at the NRI Conference Centre in Port Moresby. For further information, please contact Ron Sofe or Colin Wiltshire.

Service delivery and reform in Papua New Guinea, 2002-2012: A lost decade? - 30 October 2014

Forum background

» October 2014 Budget Forum flyer
» Full report PDF
» NRI Spotlight summary
» A3 flyer summary

Presentations

• A lost decade? Service delivery and reforms in Papua New Guinea 2002-2012
  Professor Stephen Howes, Director, Development Policy Centre, ANU
  » view presentation
  

• PEPE research implications and the 2015 budget
  Paul Flanagan, Visiting Fellow, Development Policy Centre, ANU
  » view presentation
  

Implementing the policies from the PNG Budget: Evidence from the PEPE Project - 10 April 2014

Forum background

» April 2014 Budget Forum flyer
» April 2014 Budget Forum program

Welcome Address
Dr Thomas Webster, NRI Director

Session 1: 2014 PNG National Budget

• Accountability and transparency at provincial, district and local levels
  Dr Ken Ngangan, Acting Secretary, Department of Finance
  » view presentation
  

• Analysis of 2014 PNG Budget & Relevance to PEPE Research
  Professor Stephen Howes, Director, Development Policy Centre, ANU
  » view presentation
  

Session 2: Providing free Health and Education services

• PEPE findings on Health financing and implications for the free Health policy
  Mr Colin Wiltshire, ANU and Mr Andrew A. Mako, NRI
  » view presentation
  

• Nazarene hospital advice: partnership in planning for free/subsidised health plan
  Dr Scott Dooley, Hospital Administrator, Jiwaka Province
  » view presentation
  

• School subsidy spending and the free education policy
  Dr Anthony Swan, ANU
  » view presentation
  

PNG’s Lost Decade? Budget Forum - 19 September 2013

Forum background

» September 2013 Budget Forum flyer
» September 2013 Budget Forum program

Presentations

Welcome and forum overview
Dr Charles Yala, Acting Director, NRI

Session 1: National analysis

• PEPE survey: Key findings
  Professor Stephen Howes, Director, Development Policy Centre, ANU
  » view presentation [pdf]
  

• Policy implications
  Dr Thomas Webster, Director, NRI
  » view presentation [pdf]
  

Session 2: Provincial analysis

• PEPE survey: Health findings by province
  Mr Colin Wiltshire, ANU and Mr Andrew Mako, NRI
  » view presentation [pdf]
  

• PEPE survey: Education findings by province
  Dr Anthony Swan, ANU and Dr Grant Walton, ANU
  » view presentation [pdf]
  

The Focus and Implementation of the 2013 PNG National Budget - 7 February 2013

Forum background
» February 2013 Budget Forum flyer (pdf, 130kB)
» February 2013 Budget Forum program (pdf, 170kB)
» view video

Presentations

Welcome Remarks
Dr Thomas Webster, NRI Director

Session 1: 2013 National Budget – Overview and Assessment

• Overview, Rationale and Implementation
  Hon. Don Polye, MP, Minister for Treasury
  » view presentation (pdf, 2MB)
  » view video
  

• Accountability and Transparency
  Hon. Mr James Marape, MP, Minister for Finance
  » view presentation (pdf, 353kB)
  » view video
  

• Analysis and Assessment
  Professor Stephen Howes, Director, Development Policy Centre, ANU
  » view presentation (pdf, 1.1MB)
  

Session 2: National Budget – Commentary and Reporting back from the field

• Commentary on Budget Presentation and Analysis
  Mr Tim Bulman, Country Economist for PNG and Solomon Islands, World Bank, and Mr John Leahy, President, PNG Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  » view presentation (pdf, 1.4MB)
  

• Promoting Effective Public Expenditure Survey: Reporting back from the field
  Mr Colin Wiltshire, ANU and Mr Andrew A. Mako, NRI
  » view presentation (pdf, 2.8MB)
  

2012 Budget Forum, 12 September 2012

Forum background
» 2012 Budget Forum flyer (pdf, 130kB)
» 2012 Budget Forum program (pdf, 137kB)

Presentations

Launch of joint NRI/ANU Research Project
Thomas Webster and Stephen Howes

Past Budget trends: Lessons for the future
Professor Stephen Howes and Mr Andrew A. Mako, Devpolicy, ANU
» view presentation (pdf, 786kB)

Panel Session 1: Discussion of Budget Trends
Mr Stuart Schaefer, Head of Aid, AusAID PNG
» view presentation (pdf, 293kB)

Sovereign Wealth Fund
Mr Anthony Yauieb, Deputy Secretary, Economic and Financial Policy, Department of Treasury, PNG
» view presentation (pdf, 319kB)
» view speech (pdf, 96.4kB)

Panel Session 2: Discussion on Sovereign Wealth Fund
Mr Matt Morris, Development Policy Centre, ANU and Mr Richard Conn, President, Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce - National Government development priorities for the next five years
Minister Hon. Charles Abel MP , Member for Alotau and Minister for National Planning, PNG
» view presentation (pdf, 3.8MB)

Panel Session 3: Discussion of Government development priorities
Mr Paul Barker, Executive Director, INA