Effective public financial management is a fundamental function for every government organization, both at the central and local levels. In public finance training, participants will learn how public sector organizations plan and manage public spending, how tax policies are designed, the effects of taxation, alternative strategies for increasing public sector revenue, reporting financial performance to the public, and how fiscal balance is achieved. Training materials include a combination of academic approaches and case examples from public finance practitioners. Types of training in this theme include: Performance-Based Budgeting, Standard Cost Analysis, and National Budget Analysis.