The objects of this Bill are to provide for—
(a) an integrated national planning and budgeting process;
(b) strengthened accountability, oversight and participation
mechanisms in the national planning and budgeting
process;
(c) principles and modalities for formulation, approval,
implementation,monitoring and evaluation of long and
medium term national, provincial and district
development plans and budgets;
(d) coordination of national development plans with the
National Planning Framework;
(e) a participatory and decentralised national planning and
budgeting process which promotes the participation of
state and non state actors in the planning and budgeting
process;
(f) evidence based decision making in national planning and
budgeting;
(g) enhanced budget credibility; and
(h) matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.