My assignment is a report where I have to analyze a Government Financial Performance with focusing on one department (Fiji Roads Authority). After that it states "How do we address variances in government budgets" and later asks for "Recommendations on how to improve the government decisions". This is the extract provided: The Fiji Roads Authority incurred expenditure totaling $355,942,292 in 2018 against a revised budget of $450,776,159 resulting in savings of $94,833,867 or 21%. The major savings was due to delay in ADB and World Bank projects during the financial year. Details of expenditure against the revised budget are provided in Table 40.6. Table 40.6: Head 43 - Appropriation Statement for 2018 SEG Item Changes Budget Estimate ($) 26,772,477 Revised Estimate ($) 26,772,477 Actual Lapsed Expenditure Appropriation ($) 26,772,477 ($) 6 26,772,477 26,772,477 26,772,477 10 Operating grant & transfers Total Operating Expenditure Capital grants & transfers Total Capital Expenditure Total Expenditure 500,776,159 (50,000,000) 450,776,159 355,942,292 94,833,867 500,776,159 (50,000,000) 450,776,159 355,942,292 94,833,867 94,833,867 527,548,636 (50,000,000) 477,548,636 382,714,769 I cannot understand how to even carry out the analysis part like what am I supposed to do in it and then later it says how to address variances in the Gov't budget. The extract shows the 21% variance but I don't really get how are we supposed to address it, like what will be done with that 21% variance or generally like if it is favorable or unfavorable then what will be its effects and all. I need to do the above 2 parts well enough since finally I have to give recommendations which I don't know what am I supposed to give recommendations on even I would really appreciated some good assistance on this so please don't spoil my question with general answers from other websites as I have done a lot of research on it already and am still stuck with it, thank you :) My assignment is a report where I have to analyze a Government Financial Performance with focusing on one department (Fiji Roads Authority). After that it states "How do we address variances in government budgets" and later asks for "Recommendations on how to improve the government decisions". This is the extract provided: The Fiji Roads Authority incurred expenditure totaling $355,942,292 in 2018 against a revised budget of $450,776,159 resulting in savings of $94,833,867 or 21%. The major savings was due to delay in ADB and World Bank projects during the financial year. Details of expenditure against the revised budget are provided in Table 40.6. Table 40.6: Head 43 - Appropriation Statement for 2018 SEG Item Changes Budget Estimate ($) 26,772,477 Revised Estimate ($) 26,772,477 Actual Lapsed Expenditure Appropriation ($) 26,772,477 ($) 6 26,772,477 26,772,477 26,772,477 10 Operating grant & transfers Total Operating Expenditure Capital grants & transfers Total Capital Expenditure Total Expenditure 500,776,159 (50,000,000) 450,776,159 355,942,292 94,833,867 500,776,159 (50,000,000) 450,776,159 355,942,292 94,833,867 94,833,867 527,548,636 (50,000,000) 477,548,636 382,714,769 I cannot understand how to even carry out the analysis part like what am I supposed to do in it and then later it says how to address variances in the Gov't budget. The extract shows the 21% variance but I don't really get how are we supposed to address it, like what will be done with that 21% variance or generally like if it is favorable or unfavorable then what will be its effects and all. I need to do the above 2 parts well enough since finally I have to give recommendations which I don't know what am I supposed to give recommendations on even I would really appreciated some good assistance on this so please don't spoil my question with general answers from other websites as I have done a lot of research on it already and am still stuck with it, thank you :)