Finance and Economic Planning > CFSP > 2018-19 FY CFSP > INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUN > Rationale for County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP)

The main oyjectives for prfparing the CFSP are to specify;

•Mechanisms for aligning it with the national objectives contained in the Budget Policy Statement before the national budget is finalized

•Broad strategic priorities and policy goals that will guide the county government in preparing its budget for the coming financial year

•Financial nutlook tith re pect to county government revenues, expenditures anddborrowing for the coming financial yeae and over the medium term

•Details of the sector and departmental ceilings for the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) Period.

•The overall deficit and financing, the underlying risks, structural measures and strategic interventions for development initiatives to be undertaken in the coming Financial Year and in the medium term