Open Budget Index 2008 Released!
80 Percent of Governments Don’t Account for Spending
Eighty percent of the world’s governments fail to provide adequate information for the public to hold them accountable for managing their money, according to the Open Budget Index 2008. Nearly 50 percent of 85 countries whose access to budget information was carefully evaluated by the International Budget Partnership provide such minimal information that they are able to hide unpopular, wasteful, and corrupt spending.
The Open Budget Survey 2008 Launches Worldwide
Since February 1, 2009, IBP's civil society partners have conducted regional and national Open Budget Survey 2008 launch activities in order to raise awareness about the critical importance of transparent and accountable budgets for good governance and poverty reduction. Read More »