A toolkit on budget transparency: for integrity, openness and sound budgeting - Ruben Werchan, OECD Secretariat

A toolkit on budget transparency: for integrity, openness and sound budgeting - Ruben Werchan, OECD Secretariat

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  A Toolkit onBudget Transparency: for integrity, openness and sound budgeting Ruben Werchan Joint meeting of CESEE SBO / OGP Fiscal Openness Working Group Ljubljana, June 28-29 2016
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  Overview • Background -Why a toolkit? • The content and the structure of the toolkit • Further steps
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  Background of G20Anti-corruption Working Group (ACWG): Implementation Plan 2015-16 • “Promoting greater budget transparency and fiscal openness plays an important role in anti-corruption efforts, including by deterring illicit diversions of public money by corrupt officials and promoting good governance” • “Promoting greater budget transparency and fiscal openness has important links to the G20 resilience agenda, including by fostering greater public confidence in the stability and soundness of public finances.” • “develop a G20 practical toolkit on budget transparency” The G20 Context
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  Do we needmore rules for budget transparency?
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  • Help toself-assess level of budget transparency, and to plan and implement transparency-focused reforms • Reinforce key messages by bringing together the insights of the international community of budget transparency • Provide a gateway to resources that are already available across the international community 3 useful roles for a “toolkit”
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  So, what doesit look like?
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  Structured in fiveinstitutional spheres Budget Transparency Toolkit Government Reporting Parliamentary Involvement Independent Oversight Openness and Civic Engagement Interaction with the Private Sector A Providing useful budget reports during the annual cycle B Including the right financial information in budget reports C Benefiting from parliamentary engagement and scrutiny D Supporting parliamentary capacity E Monitoring and control of budget execution F Supporting the role of the Supreme Audit Institution G Designing effective Independent Fiscal Institutions H Making the budget accessible to the public I Using open data to support budget transparency J Making the budget more inclusive and participative K Opening up public contracting and procurement L Revenues and expenditures in resource endowments
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  Structure of theChapters Colours and icons for easy navigation within the document. Quotes from publications of leading institutions in the area to highlight the relevance of the topic Overview of the chapters content
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  Chapters and sections JMaking the budget more inclusive and participative 4. Openness and Civic Engagement □What opportunities do different institutions have to foster participation? □How can realistic and relevant public participation be enabled and encouraged? □How to design a participation process that is best suited to deliver meaningful, substantive contribution?
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  Country Examples andKey References Examples of how different countries have implemented a certain policy. A list of key references to direct the reader towards more in-depth documents.
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  Link to theBudget Cycle
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  Why did wechose this approach? • Over-riding principle: short and sweet • broaden concept of budget transparency – Traditionally: making budget by government – Toolkit: Roles by diverse player: budget execution + open government + anti-corruption • Country examples – teasers
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  Further steps • Havereceived a lot of feedback over the past weeks – review the toolkit in light of this feedback – Incorporate the feedback where appropriate • Will further improve the existing document • Ideal scenario: a toolkit that is genuinely useful, and that is developed and maintained on collaborative principles
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  Thank you for yourattention! Contact: Jaehyuk Choi [email protected]