Budget Transparency (KG0007)

Increase budget transparency
Commitment Start and End Date
September 1, 2018 – August 31, 2020
Lead implementing agency/actor Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyz Republic
Commitment description
What is the public problem that the commitment will address? Despite the progress achieved in raising the budget transparency index from 8 points in 2008 to 55 points in 2017, the International Budget Partnership notes that in Kyrgyzstan, state authorities provide citizens with limited budget information, and there are limited opportunities for public to participate in the budgeting process. This leads to inefficient spending of the budget funds and increases shadow economy volumes.
What is the commitment? As part of this commitment, it is planned to develop a module on the Open Budget portal of the Ministry of Finance for collection and publication of the government budget reporting data and online mechanism for consultation and feedback from the interested parties, ensuring the open access to government responses to the citizens’ budget proposals and inquiries.
How will the commitment contribute to solve the public problem? Providing citizens with more complete budget information and introducing a mechanism to identify and take into account public opinion on budget development process and execution will increase the efficiency of public spending and citizens' confidence in the state.
Why is this commitment relevant to OGP values? Transparency: Providing citizens with the access to more detailed information of the budget documents.

Citizen participation: Strengthening interaction of the civil society and government bodies in the budget process.
Additional information This commitment is consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals (16.6.2.b Budget Transparency Index)
Milestone Activity with a verifiable deliverable Budget Start Date End Date
Activity 1: Raising level of awareness and involving citizens in the process of forming and executing the state budget.
1.1. Provide public access to detailed reporting data on the execution of the national budget. Development partners’ funds October 2018 August 2020
1.2. Ensure the involvement of citizens in the process of formulation and execution of the national budget. Development partners’ funds October 2018 April 2019
1.3. Prepare and publish a draft national budget, using an online mechanism for consultation and feedback from all interested parties, and report with proposals and requests of citizens. Within the MOF budget June 2019 August 2020
Expected result 1 1.1. Modules on the Open Budget Portal of the MoF for collecting and publishing reporting data of state bodies have been developed.
1.2. An online mechanism on the MoF website for consultation and feedback from interested parties has been developed. This mechanism provides open access and response to public proposals and requests within the timeframe established by Kyrgyz legislation.
1.3. The draft national budget and report on public proposals and requests are published on the MoF website.
Contact information
Name of responsible person from implementing agency Mr. A.T.Dushebaev
Title, Department Leading Specialist, Department of Macroeconomic Analysis and Monitoring of State Programs
Email and Phone (0312) 625319 (extension number 1323), (0708) 559988
a.dushebaev@minfin.kg, aibek.dushebaev@gmail.com
Other Actors Involved – State actors involved State Institution "Info-System" under the State Committee of Information Technologies and Communications
CSOs, private sector,multilaterals, working groups Mr. Chingiz Beksultanov – member of Public Council of MOF
Ms.Rita Karasartov – Public Association «Institute of Public Analysis»
Mr. Kadyrbek Kalkanov– independent expert