Open Budget Index 2006 - Philippine Center for Investigative ...
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Table 3<br />
Executive’s <strong>Budget</strong> Proposal<br />
Quantity of Publicly Available In<strong>for</strong>mation by Country<br />
Provides Extensive<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
to Citizens<br />
France<br />
New Zealand<br />
South Africa<br />
United Kingdom<br />
United States<br />
Provides Significant<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
to Citizens<br />
Botswana<br />
Brazil<br />
Colombia<br />
Czech Republic<br />
Ghana<br />
Malawi<br />
Namibia<br />
Norway<br />
Papua New Guinea<br />
Peru<br />
Poland<br />
Romania<br />
Slovenia<br />
South Korea<br />
Sweden<br />
Provides Some<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
to Citizens<br />
Algeria<br />
Argentina<br />
Azerbaijan<br />
Bangladesh<br />
Bulgaria<br />
Cameroon<br />
Costa Rica<br />
Guatemala<br />
Honduras<br />
India<br />
Indonesia<br />
Jordan<br />
Kazakhstan<br />
Kenya<br />
Mexico<br />
Nepal<br />
Pakistan<br />
<strong>Philippine</strong>s<br />
Sri Lanka<br />
Tanzania<br />
Turkey<br />
Uganda<br />
Provides Minimal<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
to Citizens<br />
Bolivia<br />
Croatia<br />
Ecuador<br />
El Salvador<br />
Georgia<br />
Nigeria<br />
Russia<br />
Zambia<br />
Provides Scant or<br />
No In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
to Citizens<br />
Albania<br />
Angola<br />
Burkina Faso<br />
Chad<br />
Egypt<br />
Mongolia<br />
Morocco<br />
Nicaragua<br />
Vietnam<br />
The country’s percentage score <strong>for</strong> the Executive’s <strong>Budget</strong> Proposal is the average of the responses to Questions 1-55 on the <strong>Open</strong> <strong>Budget</strong><br />
Questionnaire. These questions cover the executive’s budget proposal and any supporting documents that may accompany it at the time that it is<br />
presented <strong>for</strong> consideration to the country’s legislature. The countries that scored between 100-81% were placed in the per<strong>for</strong>mance category<br />
Provides Extensive In<strong>for</strong>mation, those with scores 80-61% in Provides Significant In<strong>for</strong>mation, those with scores 60-41% in Provides Some<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation, those with scores 40-21% in Provides Minimal In<strong>for</strong>mation, and those with scores 20%-0% in Provides Scant or No In<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
A significant finding of the survey is that several countries do not make their budget available to the<br />
public prior to its adoption by the legislature. Six countries keep their budget secret until after it is<br />
adopted by the legislature — effectively barring any public participation in the budget’s<br />
consideration. These are Angola, Burkina Faso, Chad, Egypt, Mongolia, and Vietnam. This practice<br />
severely restricts the ability of the public and civil society to participate in important budget debates,<br />
raising serious concerns about democratic accountability in those countries.<br />
Pre-<strong>Budget</strong> Statement<br />
A total of 23 countries in the study have adopted the positive practice of issuing a pre-budget<br />
statement to disclose the overall spending and revenue levels during the budget’s <strong>for</strong>mulation, prior<br />
to its submission to the legislature. This allows <strong>for</strong> the overall parameters of the budget to be<br />
discussed be<strong>for</strong>e the executive makes more detailed decisions on sectoral or programmatic<br />
breakdowns. And in some countries, the pre-budget statement is presented and approved by the<br />
parliament, strengthening legislative oversight.<br />
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