DATA PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
AN OVERVIEW
In this chapter the information collected and gathered through questionnaires, oral interview, phone calls and observation were analyzed, presented in tabular form and interpreted. The population size of the research is fifty (50), this constitute the actual number of questionnaires distributed to respondents who are staff from the four selected departments. It is imperative to state that (7) seven research questions were formulated for each of the three objectives of this research, these sumsto a total research question of twenty-one (21).
4.2 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSES.
Question one:
Public Expenditure is an expenditure incurred by government in order to build infrastructure, pay salaries and do other things which will benefit her citizenry?
Table 4.01
| Response | Internal Audit | Risk management | Finance | Strategy
Mgt |
Total | % |
| Yes | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 100 |
| No | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 100 |
Source: Field survey 2015.
Table 4.01 shows that a total 50 respondents representing 100% where 15 from the internal audit department, 12 from the risk management, 14 from finance and 9 from strategy management agreedthat public Expenditure is an expenditure incurred by government in order to build infrastructure, pay salaries and do other things which will benefit her citizenry.
Question Two:
Public revenue and expenditure are integral constituents of government budget? Table 4.02
| Response | Internal Audit | Risk management | Finance | Strategy
Mgt |
Total | % |
| Yes | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 100 |
| No | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 100 |
Source: Field Survey (2015)
Table 4.02 also showed that 50 respondents representing 100% where 15 respondents from internal audit, 12 respondents from risk management, 14 respondents from finance and 9 respondents from strategy management said yes that public revenue and expenditure are integral constituent of government budget.
Question Three:
The duty to prepare government budget is that of financial analyst who are mostly professional accountant?
Table 4. 03
| Response | Internal Audit | Risk management | Finance | Strategy
Mgt |
Total | % |
| Yes | 15 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 84 |
| No | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Don’t know | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 100 |
Source: Field Survey 2015.
Table 4.03 showed that 42 respondents representing 84% where 15 respondents from the internal audit department, 8 respondents from risk management, 12 respondents from finance and 7 respondents from strategy management said yes thatthe duty to prepare government budget is that of financial analyst who are mostly professional accountant while 8 respondents representing 16% where 4 respondents from the risk management department, 2 respondents from finance and another 2 respondents from strategy management said no this response.
Question Four:
Public revenue and expenditure forecasting constitute government budget preparation process?
Table 4.04
| Response | Internal Audit | Risk management | Finance | Strategy Mgt | Total | % |
| Yes | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 100 |
| No | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 100 |
Source: Field source 2015.
Table 4.04 also showed that 50 respondents representing 100% where 15 respondents from internal audit, 12 respondents from risk management, 14 respondents from finance and 9 respondents from strategy management said yes that public revenue and expenditure forecasting constitute government budget preparation process.
Question Five:
The preparation of an effective and efficient government budget requires effective financial forecasting?
Table 4.05
| Response | Internal Audit | Risk management | Finance | StrategyMgt | Total | % |
| Yes | 15 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 46 | 92 |
| No | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Don’t know | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 100 |
Source: Field source 2015.
Table 4.05 showed that 46 respondents representing 92% where 15 respondents from the internal audit department, 10 respondents from risk management, 14 respondents from finance and 7 respondents from strategy management said yes that the preparation of an effective and efficient government budget requires effective financial forecasting while 4 respondents representing 8% where 2 respondents from the risk management department and another 2 respondents from strategy management said no this response.
