BOPEU Calls For A Citizen Budget :: Mmegi Online

BOPEU has urged government to improve its budget consultaion process saying the extent and scope of the consultations are unsatisfactory. In their 2017/18 pre-budget paper published in The Monitor for the first time ahead of the national budget in February, BOPEU president Andrew Motsamai calls for a ‘citizen’s budget’ which is a product of communities, civil society organisations and all segments of the society.

Motsamai adds that openness of the national budget is also very important and encapsulates government’s responsibility to share all critical information with regard to the national resource base and associated revenues.

The BOPEU document observes that Botswana continues to perform badly in respect of national budget openness, as evidenced by the 2010 Open Budget Index which showed a declining performance across three consecutive occasions.

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