(1) All agencies
that operate a trading and
manufacturing activity must prepare a business plan for the activity each
year. The business plan should include the following minimum information -
(a)
an analysis of the market it operates
in;
(b)
the profit target for the year and the
next two years;
(c)
strategies for achieving the profit
target;
(d)
the risks relating to the activity;
(e)
any social obligations required by
Government which impact on profitability; and
(f)
projected profit and loss statements
for the year in question and the following two years.
(2)
The business plan must be signed by
the officer responsible for managing the activity and be agreed with the Chief Executive Officer of the agency.
Each business plan must be submitted
to the Ministry of Finance by 30 November
of the year before the year it applies to.
(Finance Instructions 2005 s(36))
Implementing the Business Plan
Monitoring Implementation of Business Plan
(Pro-forma
Finance Manual)