International Budget Partnership

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?? Our November newsletter is out! ?? This issue covers: ? the call for clean water and sanitation on World Toilet Day ? [Budget Trailblazer] MamQ and Asivikelane's campaign for right to services in South Africa’s informal settlements ? upcoming FFD4 events, and many more?? Read here: https://lnkd.in/edPyxfEA

"Political modernization and strong government-civil society collaboration can enhance accountability and pave the way for more effective parliamentary oversight." Ali Fayyad of PartnersJordan. He shares more about #Jordan's commitment to budget transparency here: https://lnkd.in/eHdBiw4d

[This week in Nigeria] Our tax coalition partners came together for a crucial 2025 planning session. With teams from four project states and the federal level, we're building momentum for tax justice across the country. Our global and regional leadership joined Nigerian partners to share insights and align local initiatives with broader advocacy goals. Special thanks to the West African Tax Administration Forum for bringing regional expertise to the table! Our partners emerged with concrete 2025 workplans, stronger collaborative networks, and clear pathways to link their local tax equity work to regional and global advocacy efforts. Exciting to see our Nigerian partners leading the charge for tax equity. Their work shows how local action drives national reform and contributes to global progress. #TaxJustice #Nigeria #openbudgets

"In our #MENA engagement, we seek to strengthen the capacities of CSOs across the region, empowering them to use the budget as advocacy tools and democratize it to promote equitable resource allocation and foster citizen engagement at national, local and sectorial levels". Emad Emam, Senior Program Officer, MENA More here: https://lnkd.in/etKQxCq4 #openbudgets #transparencyinMENA

Across the MENA region, budget transparency remains a challenge. While some countries have some stability in their public financial transparency, there’s still room for improvement. Our Open Budget Survey 2023 shows over half of key budget documents are not publicly available while 30% of these documents are either restricted to internal use or published too late to be useful. Read our brief to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eGadvpMB #openbudgets #transparencyinMENA

“Public finance must become a tool to combat discrimination and violence, driving real equality in Morocco. This requires identifying gender gaps in data collection and integrating gender-sensitive information into systems that track access to education, healthcare, employment, and other public services. Only by addressing these disparities can we ensure that no woman or girl is left behind." - Khadija Errebah, Program Director, The Association Démocratique Des Femmes Du Maroc

"The main obstacles to advancing budget transparency and public participation include weak societal awareness of its importance for good governance, limited public understanding of participation tools, and the absence of a binding legal framework to ensure civil society involvement." - Ali Fayyad, Executive Director, Partners Jordan

"The #EuropeanUnion remains strongly committed, in collaboration with Governments and CSOs from the MENA region, to increase budget transparency, as it is a critical factor in promoting good governance and fight against corruption." Pablo CENDOYA REVENGA, Investment, Trade and Economic Governance - European Commission Directorate General for the Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations (NEAR)

"Budget data are key not just to reflect numbers of expenditure but also to show the efficiency and effectiveness of spending. This should be reflected in the quality of public services. For example, performance audit reports are essential to observe the effectiveness and efficiency of spending." Roland Lomme, Senior Governance Specialist, World Bank Jordan #openbudgets #transparencyinMENA