Open Citizen Budget (MABMK0009)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Action plan – Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco, 2022 – 2027
Inception Report: Not available
Commitment Start: Feb 2023
Commitment End: Jun 2027
Institutions involved:
- The regional council
Primary Policy Area:
Primary Sector:
OGP Value:
- Public Accountability
Description
Commitment ID
MABMK0009
Commitment Title
Open Citizen Budget
Problem
- Budget documents mostly serve to the administration needs, hard to be understood by the general population.
- Citizens are not well informed on regional budgetary priorities.
Status quo
The region's budget was approved by the regional council and by the competent authorities.
The budget was published as it was drafted by financial services of the region in a format that is complex for citizen understanding.
Action
- Training for Financial and Human Resources Department staff on the technique of drafting a citizen budget.
- The teams of the Financial and Human Resources Department plan to finalize and publish the Citizen's Budget document by the end of June 2023.
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?
- Simplification of budget information into a non-technical language that is understandable for the majority of the region’s population will enable a broader audience to have a clear overview of the budget lines and priorities (e.g.: revenue, expenses, projects and debt).
What long-term goal as identified in your Open Government Strategy does this commitment relate to?
The citizen budget will increase understanding of citizens and CSOs on the region's planning and management of priorities and will increase informed participation, monitoring and evaluation, accountability and transparency.
Primary Policy Area
Audits & Controls, Digital Governance, Fiscal Openness, Inclusion, Open Contracting, Open Data
Primary Sector
Public Services (general)
What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?
| Public Accountability | Increased understanding of citizen budget will increase transparency and public accountability. |