Ghana Lags in Budget Transparency, Citizens Participation in Budget Process — 2023 OBS Report

Ghana’s performance in ensuring transparency in public finances and citizens’ participation in budget processes still falls below required standards, according to the latest Open Budget Survey report for 2023.

The report, compiled by international civil society group International Budget Partnership, assessed 125 countries on budget transparency, public participation in the budget process, and oversight provided by legislatures and audit institutions.

According to a Programme officer at SEND Ghana, Mr. Tajudeen Mohammed Abdulai who presented the findings at a dissemination event in Accra on Thursday, August 29, “Ghana has decreased the availability of budget information by failing to publish in-year reports on expenditure online promptly and reducing information provided in the executive’s budget proposal.”

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