Participatory budgeting is key to promoting good economic governance in a nation. It is very important for governments to accept responsibility to ensure the availability of budget information to the citizenry. Whiles governments are urged to “push” the budget to the people, the people are also urged to “pull” budget information from the government.
Civil Society Organisations should endeavour to play a key role in ensuring that the interest of the public is first awakened on budget issues, then the people can then understand and ask the right questions.
The Global Movement for Budget Transparency, Accountability, and Participation brings together nearly 100 civil society groups from 56 countries and 12 international organizations in an integrated and vibrant movement that will work at the local, national, and international level to promote government budgeting that is open and accountable to the public. Sign our Declaration of Principles to make budgets public!
Participatory budgeting is key to promoting good economic governance in a nation. It is very important for governments to accept responsibility to ensure the availability of budget information to the citizenry. Whiles governments are urged to “push” the budget to the people, the people are also urged to “pull” budget information from the government.
Civil Society Organisations should endeavour to play a key role in ensuring that the interest of the public is first awakened on budget issues, then the people can then understand and ask the right questions.