National Conference on Budget Transparency

to contribute to the local budget transparency through civic engagement by bringing together the relevant stakeholders, discussing the effective mechanisms of budgeting, and to draw the public attention to the budget reforms through media coverage of the event.

The Conference brought together 5 experts from Kyrgyzstan, 2 experts from Georgia, representatives of local municipalities of 6 districts and towns involved in testing the budget transparency mechanisms and promoting budget transparency policy at the local level and from other cities and districts as well as civil society representatives from Tajikistan. The participants enjoyed presentations about the public budget hearings in Tajikistan, budget transparency achievements in Georgia, the role of civil society in raising the awareness of citizens in Kyrgyzstan, USAID activities in promotion of budget transparency, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, and the budget transparency in Tajikistan. Recommendations on promotion of budget transparency developed by the Conference are submitted to the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan and other stakeholders for further actions.