Ministry of Local Government

Ministry Vision

: A sound local government capable of achieving sustainable development with effective social participation

Mission

A pioneer ministry that works on the capacity building of local government units and the development of their resources, to become more capable of achieving prosperity for their citizens within a framework of good governance.

Ministry active programs
  • Supporting local government units
  • Developing financial resources and the local economy for local government units
  • Developing an urban and environment and managing the resources of local lands
  • Administrative program
  • Employees not distributed among programs
Strategic Goals

One: To develop a contemporary legislative and institutional framework

Two: To enable local government units to be more financially sustainable and stable

Three:  A civilized, integrated system that responds to the requirements of urban growth and capable of addressing political challenges

Four: Local government units play a galvanizing and supportive role in stimulating local economic growth

Five: Improving the quality of services provided to citizens

FAQ

Citizen Budget

a simplified document of the general budget Ministry of Education. Expressed in numbers, figures and graphs, it summarizes the key expenditure policies, approaches and priorities of the Ministry for the upcoming year. The budget enables citizens to become familiarized with the distribution of expenses among different programs and items in the education sector and consequently, to monitor governmental expenditures on education.

Operational costs

the necessary expenditures for the operation of the public institution, i.e. the Ministry (Electricity, water, fuel, travel, etc.)

Developmental expenditures

are expenditures which have a nature that is different from current expenditures in terms of their useful life and the return from expenditures, and are financed by the PA budget and donors.

Capital expenditures

what the government [Ministry] spends on the possession of capital assets (buildings, land, equipment, vehicles, etc.)

Current expenditures

This includes salaries and wages, raises, operational and referral expenditures of the ministry, public institutions and the other executive bodies of the State of Palestine

Program for employees not distributed within programs

a special program for employees in the Gaza Strip

Gender-responsive budget

A gender-responsive budget is considered a tool for financial planning with economic and social dimensions, which helps the government to integrate gender in the preparation and implementation of the public budget. This is to ensure that available financial resources are allocated in a just manner and aimed at eradicating discrimination on the basis of gender in regards to government services and in a way that meets the specific needs of men, women, girls, boys and marginalized social sectors.

Citizen budgets for the ministry during previous years

Year Capital Expenditures Capital Expenditures percent Developmental Budget Developmental Budget percent Operational Expenditures Operational Expenditures percent Social Assistance Benefits Social Assistance Benefits percent Total Yearly Budget
2024 100,000 0.10% 35,000,000 40.20% 5,987,680 6.90% 87,127,809
2023 250,000 0.20% 100,000,000 66.40% 6,000,000 4.00% 150,658,852

Chart of the citizen's budget during previous years

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