DODOMA: THE Office of the Treasury Registrar (OTR) has launched a comprehensive budget review for all public entities under its purview, aiming to ensure their financial plans are fully aligned with Tanzania’s long-term development blueprint, “Dira 2050”
Mr Joseph Mwaisemba, Assistant Director for Evaluation of Non-Commercial Public Entities (Regulatory Authorities), announced that a dedicated team of 50 OTR experts has assembled at the Mwalimu Nyerere Leadership School in Kibaha District, Coast Region.
Their task is to analyse the budgets of 252 public institutions and agencies.
Mr Mwaisembaexpressed that the scrutiny will assess how effectively these institutions have structured their strategic plans and financial allocations to support the implementation of “Dira 2050” and the“Fourth Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP IV)“.
“We are conducting an in-depth analysis of institutional budgets to evaluate their contribution to Dira 2050 and the broader national development agenda,” he noted.
Furthermore, he said that the exercise will also review the strategies institutions have adopted to mobilise financial resources for executing their 2026/27 fiscal year budgets.
Scope and Economic Impact
According to OTR data, the office oversees 308 institutions in total. Of these, 252 are majority government-owned and 56 are minority government-owned, representing a combined government investment of approximately 92.3 trillion.
Mr Mwaisemba revealed that the OTR and its portfolio entities are projected to generate1.8 trillion in non-tax revenue during the 2026/27 financial year.
This will form part of the government’s overall projected budget of 62 trillion.
“This budget scrutiny is critical for ensuring national objectives are met,” he emphasised.
Legal Mandate and Process
The review is being conducted under Section 10(2)(c) of the Treasury Registrar Act, Cap. 370, and Section 17(a) of the Budget Act, Cap. 439.
These laws mandate the OTR to examine the plans and budgets of all public institutions under its supervision.
