Local Budget Transparency Support Project

to build the capacity of finance department specialists both at the national and local levels including from the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan, finance departments of 8 districts and provinces as well as Public Servants Professional Development Institute on local budget transparency.

Delegation of 9 members, including local budget specialists from the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan, a lead specialist from the Public Servants Professional Development Institute, specialists from finance departments of Soughd province and five districts and towns, and representative from the Rousto Charity attended a study tour on local budget transparency to Georgia. The tour participants learnt and improved their knowledge about the following issues: sharing roles between the main stakeholders and communications channel for the budget process transparency; budget formats and the ways to simplify budget information accessible for public; approaches on public affairs and greater civil engagement in budgeting; package of guidelines, materials, and tools applied by local municipalities for awareness campaigns; After the project completion the participants introduced these approaches in their relevant districts, which resulted in improved communications between the local authorities and public on budget transparency.