i) Treasury Single Account (TSA) is a set of linked bank accounts through which the government recognizes all its receipts and payments and obtains consolidated view of its cash resources at the end of each day. TSA is a unified structure of government bank accounts which enables the consolidation and optimum utilization of government resources. TSA strategy is geared towards the rationalization of government bank accounts with commercial banks and both implementation of bank accounts tracking system (B-Tracking) which is to give Controller and Accountant General Department and all Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs)/ Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies the opportunity of having real-time visibility of all government bank accounts with the commercial banks and the investment of government cash balances with both the BOG and the Commercial Banks. It is established under PFM Act 2016, (Act 921).

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ii) Purposes for Treasury Single Account (TSA)

• Treasury Single Account enhances the effectiveness of PFM systems. It makes it possible to monitor all payment mechanisms precisely and improves the quality of fiscal data.
• It ensures effective aggregate control over government cash balances.
• It is meant to provide a consolidated view of Government cash resources.
• The full implementation of TSA is expected to contribute to the improvement in Treasury operations and consequently facilitate better service delivery.
• Operations and consequently facilitate better service delivery.

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