{"id":7529,"date":"2025-08-07T08:43:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T08:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dgtcfm.cm\/local-finance-reform\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:31:09","slug":"local-finance-reform","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgtcfm.cm\/en\/local-finance-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Finance Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7529\" class=\"elementor elementor-7529 elementor-5542\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1990c5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1990c5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8872dc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8872dc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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tabindex=\"-1\">\ud83c\udfe0HOME<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-5675\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">New reforms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7814\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dgtcfm.cm\/en\/the-accounting-reform-in-cameroon\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The Accounting Reform in CAMEROON<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7815\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dgtcfm.cm\/en\/local-finance-reform\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Local Finance Reform<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7816\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dgtcfm.cm\/en\/public-finance-reform-in-public-establishments-pes\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Public Finance Reform in Public Establishments (PEs)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d41e72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d41e72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f580ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f580ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98be515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98be515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.6;\">\n    \n    <p>Following the impetus for public finance reform at the state level through the <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">Harmonized Public Finance Management Framework Directives in the CEMAC Zone<\/strong>, Cameroon has embarked on modernizing other public entities, notably the <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">Decentralized Territorial Collectivities<\/strong> and <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">Public Establishments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n    <p>The reform project concerning DTLs is part of completing the process of establishing the collectivities provided for by <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">Article 55 (1) of the Constitution of January 18, 1996<\/strong>, with the adoption in <span style=\"color: #1A2C3D; font-weight: bold;\">2019<\/span> of the <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">General Code of DTLs<\/strong>, the adaptation of state instruments driven by the reform carried out at the state level within DTLs, and the implementation of the <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">law on local taxation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n    <p>In terms of development, the legal framework for DTLs has been adapted with the <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">Drafting of the texts of Book 5 of the DTL Code<\/strong>. These include the <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">decree on the budgetary nomenclature of DTLs<\/strong>, the <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">decree establishing the accounting plan for DTLs<\/strong>, the <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">decree on the Status and attributions of public accountants<\/strong> assigned to DTLs, the <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">accounting standards for DTLs<\/strong>, the <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">budgetary instruction for DTLs<\/strong>, and the <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">accounting instruction for DTLs<\/strong>. Looking ahead, the <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">instruction on the accountability<\/strong> of local managers will be validated to complete the legal framework for DTLs.<\/p>\n\n    <div style=\"background-color: #F2C230; color: #1A2C3D; padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px; margin: 20px 0; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">\n The completion of these activities has enabled the effective transition of pilot DTLs into local finance reform in January 2025.\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px;\">The extension of reforms to Decentralized Territorial Collectivities aims to:<\/p>\n\n    <div style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 15px; margin: 10px 0; border-left: 3px solid #1A2C3D;\">\n        <p><strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">Transparency<\/strong> in budgetary and accounting management within DTLs<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 15px; margin: 10px 0; border-left: 3px solid #1A2C3D;\">\n        <p><strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">Improvement of services<\/strong> for local users<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 15px; margin: 10px 0; border-left: 3px solid #1A2C3D;\">\n        <p><strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">Certification of DTL accounts<\/strong> by accredited firms<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 15px; margin: 10px 0; border-left: 3px solid #1A2C3D;\">\n        <p>Production of <strong style=\"color: #1A2C3D;\">consolidated public accounts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the impetus for public finance reform at the state level through the Harmonized Public Finance Management Framework Directives in the CEMAC Zone, Cameroon has embarked on modernizing other public entities, notably the Decentralized Territorial Collectivities and Public Establishments. 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