Fiscal Transparency and Participation in the Budget Process - 9th 财政透明度和参与预算过程第九.pptVIP

Fiscal Transparency and Participation in the Budget Process South Africa: A country report Alta F?lscher Idasa Budget Information Service A brief history of the SA Country Report Joint research project Transparency and participation central concerns of budgetary organisations Method Utilises IMF framework Adds participation angle; develops standards and emphasises current SA concerns Interviews; existing BIS work; further research Transparency research and anti-corruption programmes Budget transparency is essential to the success of anti-corruption efforts and therefore an important area of work in any anti-corruption programme Other links Institutionalisation of transparency strengthens systems that increase risk of corrupt practices internal controls auditing systems information systems Other links Clarity on roles and responsibilities should mean that citizens are aware of rights and obligations transparent procurement regulations transparent tax procedures transparent organisation of public institutions Other links More broadly, more open government decision-making processes, decisions and outcomes ie increased transparency should be conducive to a culture of honesty in any public service Transparency research and anti-corruption programmes Budget transparency is essential to the success of anti-corruption efforts and therefore an important area of work in any anti-corruption programme How? By steadily increasing demand for more, more timely and more useful information on the use of public resources By making explicit gaps in transparency measures or compliance By highlighting “system” shortfalls leading to such gaps How? By making explicit disincentives/lack of incentives for participation by legislatures and civil society in budget processes, including the consideration of the actual use of resources What are lessons from SA country report? Survey included many measures of direct relevance to anti-corruption programmes Report singles out milestones