A major highlight of the 2024 Public Financial Management Compliance League Table (PFMCLT) cycle was the convening of the National PFM Policy Engagement Forum, a high-level platform designed to translate assessment evidence into actionable policy dialogue on fiscal governance and accountability in Ghana.
Organised by the Centre for Local Governance Advocacy (CLGA), the Forum brought together a diverse and influential group of stakeholders, including state and non-state actors, civil society organisations, professional associations, development partners, and key oversight institutions. This inclusive, multi-stakeholder composition ensured that varied perspectives were brought to bear on the PFMCLT findings, fostering balanced deliberation on challenges, opportunities, and reform pathways.
Participants engaged in a critical examination of the 2024 PFMCLT results, with focused discussions on systemic issues affecting compliance, transparency, and accountability across Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs). Deliberations underscored the need to strengthen institutional capacity at the local level, improve coordination among oversight bodies, and enhance the effectiveness of fiscal decentralisation as a driver of service delivery and citizen trust.
Through open, evidence-based exchanges, the Forum generated practical and data-driven recommendations to inform policy and legislative reform. These proposals emphasised improved compliance with PFM laws and regulations, stronger internal controls, enhanced transparency, and reinforced fiscal discipline across all tiers of local governance.
The engagement reaffirmed the PFMCLT’s growing influence as a credible policy instrument. By bridging empirical evidence and policymaking, the National PFM Policy Engagement Forum positioned the PFMCLT not merely as a monitoring framework, but as a catalyst for systemic reform, shaping national discourse, informing reform agendas, and advancing long-term accountability within Ghana’s public financial management landscape.
Organised by the Centre for Local Governance Advocacy (CLGA), the Forum brought together a diverse and influential group of stakeholders, including state and non-state actors, civil society organisations, professional associations, development partners, and key oversight institutions. This inclusive, multi-stakeholder composition ensured that varied perspectives were brought to bear on the PFMCLT findings, fostering balanced deliberation on challenges, opportunities, and reform pathways.
Participants engaged in a critical examination of the 2024 PFMCLT results, with focused discussions on systemic issues affecting compliance, transparency, and accountability across Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs). Deliberations underscored the need to strengthen institutional capacity at the local level, improve coordination among oversight bodies, and enhance the effectiveness of fiscal decentralisation as a driver of service delivery and citizen trust.
Through open, evidence-based exchanges, the Forum generated practical and data-driven recommendations to inform policy and legislative reform. These proposals emphasised improved compliance with PFM laws and regulations, stronger internal controls, enhanced transparency, and reinforced fiscal discipline across all tiers of local governance.
The engagement reaffirmed the PFMCLT’s growing influence as a credible policy instrument. By bridging empirical evidence and policymaking, the National PFM Policy Engagement Forum positioned the PFMCLT not merely as a monitoring framework, but as a catalyst for systemic reform, shaping national discourse, informing reform agendas, and advancing long-term accountability within Ghana’s public financial management landscape.
