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According to Article XIII of Guidelines for Educational Budget Planning and Management, local governments shall establish funds for local education development and make lawful budget planning. Since the types of budget planning have not been specified by law, most cities and counties plan their unit budget as a special fund, while only Taipei and Kaohsiung do theirs based on affiliated unit budgets. Considering the tremendous impact of budget type revolution, the study examines the feasibility and execution of affiliated unit budget planning with regard to local education development funds using the measures of financial income and expenditure schedule,accounting human resources, and accounting information system. The study conducts a literature review and interview, analyzing the execution effect of affiliated unit budget of local education development fund in Miaoli County and probing the change of budget planning types of local education development fund as well as associated problems and resolutions. The conclusion is as follows: 1.The local education budgets are allotted from funds of special income, leading to financial demands from county governments because of unstable income. 2.The injection of public affairs budgets is compatible with the special source of income and is sufficient to cover the special expenses; however, it does not fit the theory of the funds of special income and needs further discussion of its importance. 3.It is effective in promoting the flexibility of use of educational funds and administrative efficacy. 4.The function of local educational funds as affiliated unit budget fails to economize the finance. 5.The situation of adjusted use of designated accounts does not go away with the establishment of affiliated unit budget.
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