Budget Transparency in Central Public Institutions and Authorities
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Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” monitored the websites of Moldova's central public authorities between 20 October and 16 November 2016 to assess budget transparency. The analysis covered eight key documents for 2015 and found that most institutions publish little or no information on how they spend public money and manage public assets.
Only a few institutions are exceptions: the Ministry of Finance, the Court of Accounts, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health. Of the 38 institutions analysed, 15 published none of the eight monitored documents for 2015. The most widespread document is the Activity Report, which for many institutions is the only one published.
The documents fell into two conventional categories: those on how entities spend money themselves, and those on implementing the budget programmes they are responsible for. Where general financial data are disclosed, they are not accompanied by non-financial information or narrative explanations, so a comprehensive picture of spending is hard to obtain. The study was supported by the Soros Foundation-Moldova.
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