Mapping the BudgetNEPAL OPEN DATA WORKING GROUP, BUDGET DISCUSSIONS 2014

Freedom Forum’s Budget Initiatives

Enhancing citizen access to information, including budget information. Conducting Budget Transparency Survey in collaboration with International Budget Partnership (IBP).Budget demystification and outreach through media.Gender and pro-poor budget analysis. Research on use and impact of aid and budget data in Nepal.

Budget Overview for Fiscal Year 2014-15

• Functional classification under 10 sectors/ministries.

• One-third of the expenditure goes to the ‘General Public Service’.

• One-fifth of the expenditure go to ‘Health’ and ‘Education’, these are two of the most crucial social sectors.

So, Why Map the Budget Data?

To improve co-ordination between Budget Allocation and Foreign Aid.

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Source of Revenue for Capital Expenditure

Government of Nepal

Foreign Aid

Foreign Loan

To see the relation between the Budget Allocation and Development Indicators.

EDUCATIONSECTOR

EDUCATION SECTOR

EDUCATION SECTOR

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EDUCATION SECTOR

HEALTH SECTOR

HEALTH SECTOR

HEALTH SECTOR

HEALTH SECTOR

FARM & FOOD SECURITYSECTOR

FARM & FOOD SECURITY SECTOR

FOREST & LAND CONSERV.SECTOR

Challenges in Extracting the Budget Data

• Unavailability of budget data in an open format.

• Lack of data about year-to-year budget allocation for particular projects.

• Unclear classification between on-budget and off-budget foreign aid on the Aid Management Platform.

Accessibility of Budget Data: CSO’s

HOW COULD THE BUDGET BE MADE MORE ACCESSIBLE?

Release in electronic format

Release in ‘open data’ format

Release in more summary form

Release in more detailed form

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Demand for Budget Data: CSO’s

Earl info on budget & pre-budget statement

Budget proposal put forward for adoption

Mid-budget information Citizen's budget Post-budget audit in-formation

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