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Toward a People’s Budget Empowering Citizens in the Budget Process

Toward a People’s Budget Empowering Citizens in the Budget Process. Rolando Toledo Director, Fiscal Planning Bureau Philippine Department of Budget and Management. Aquino Budget Reform Agenda. Spending within means. Spending on the right priorities. Spending on measurable results.

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Toward a People’s Budget Empowering Citizens in the Budget Process

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  1. Toward a People’s BudgetEmpowering Citizens in the Budget Process Rolando Toledo Director, Fiscal Planning Bureau Philippine Department of Budget and Management

  2. Aquino Budget Reform Agenda Spendingwithin means Spending on the right priorities Spending on measurable results Through transparent, accountable & participatory public expenditure management

  3. The Budget Process is a Political Process

  4. Principles for Constructive Engagement • Transparency • Accountability • Integrity • Inclusivity • Partnership • Consultation and Empowerment • Respect for Internal Processes • Sustainability • National Interest

  5. Agency-CSO Budget Partnerships • Agencies and CSOs enter into formal agreements (BPAs), where agencies commit to engage CSOs in crafting their agency budget proposals. • CSOs make recommendations on agency programs & projects that are effective & must be expanded, or are ineffective and must be phased out.

  6. Agency-CSO Budget Partnerships 18 agencies with BPAs with CSOs in crafting the 2014 budget, from 6 in the pilot stage during 2012 Budget preparation. BPAs now also introduced in Budget Execution Phase Ongoing review of the BPA process for further improvement

  7. Grassroots Participatory Budgeting(Bottom-Up Budgeting) • Objectives: • Empower citizens – increase “voice and vote” in the budget • Make national government more responsive to local needs • Strengthen devolution of public services • Incentivize reforms in local governance

  8. Grassroots Participatory BudgetingFrom Communities to National Budget PREPARATION LEGISLATION Local Governments Participatory Poverty Reduction Planning National Budget Process EXECUTION ACCOUNTABILITY Community Orgs, Local CSOs

  9. Grassroots Participatory BudgetingFrom Pilot to Expansion 2013 Budget (Enacted) 2014 Budget (Proposed) Budget Year P8.3 B (~$192 M) P20.1 B (~$464 M) Amount of Locally-Developed Projects 595 Cities & Municipalities 1,226 Cities & Municipalities Participating Local Govts

  10. Disclosure of Budget Information All Departments must disclose approved budgets & reports, project details & status, contracts awarded, etc. Compliance has improved to 17 of 22 Departments as of Dec ‘12, from 7 in July ’12.

  11. Leveraging Technology for Transparency

  12. Making the Budget Accessible to Citizens

  13. Making the Budget Accessible to Citizens

  14. Where are we now?Securing Gains & Addressing Gaps

  15. Where are we now?Achieving Irreversibility of Reforms Deeply install reforms in institutions Reforms must lead to tangible benefits to people Strengthen constituency for reform Leverage technology

  16. Toward a People’s BudgetEmpowering Citizens in the Budget Process Rolando Toledo Director, Fiscal Planning Bureau Philippine Department of Budget and Management

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