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Press Release: Pandemic did not undo accountable budgeting practices worldwide survey finds – Citizens' Constitutional Forum news.ccf.org.fj/press-release-… #OBS2021 #openbudgets

IT’S OUT!!! Excited to share @OpenBudgets’ #OBS2021. Find out how Fiji ranks in budget transparency, oversight and public participation here: bit.ly/3LqraKY.  #FijiOBS2021

"The independence of a number of Supreme Audit Institutions is being challenged. This ranges from very direct interference in the the work of the audit office, to more subtle interference in the form of restrictions to their access to information...." - Helen Clark, #OBS2021

Key takeaway #OBS2021 8 Only eight countries worldwide have formal channels to engage underserved communities in budget processes. @OpenBudgets #openbudgets

Key takeaway #OBS2021 14% of governments present their expenditures by gender. @OpenBudgets #openbudgets

Key takeaway #OBS2021 31% of countries provide sufficiently detailed information to understand how their budget addresses poverty. @OpenBudgets #openbudgets

WE ARE READY!!!! #OBS2021 is starting soon! 🕗8:30am EST. To Join us, register here - internationalbudget.org/events/ #openbudgets. .

"The fundamental right to question state spending has been undermined in many countries." - Aruna Roy #OBS2021 #openbudgets

"Public participation in the budget has enhanced the power of citizens to interrogate the data in the budget and the budget itself." - @ZShamsuna #OBS2021 #openbudgets

"Political will is key in ensuring budget transparency. During COVID, despite being focused on managing the pandemic, the government did not neglect the issue of transparency."- @jochivicente, Minister of Finance of the #Dominican Republic. #OBS2021 #openbudgets

Key takeaway @OpenBudgets 20% Since 2008, transparency scores have increased more than 20 percent. #OBS2021 #budgettransparency #openbudgets #InternationalBudgetPartnership

STARTING NOW: @OpenBudgets launches the Open Budget Survey 2021 #OBS2021 showcasing bright spots where govt reform champions and civil society drive concerted, sustained progress toward more #open and #accountable public spending. Follow it live here 👇internationalbudget.org/events/

"The #OBS2021 shows that investing in open budgets is a winning proposition.. ..We have a right to know and to decide. We must continue speaking truth to power and opening budgets is part of this exercise. " Aruma Roy opens the Paths to Progress in the Open Budget Survey 2021.

Fiji scores for rhe #OBS2021 tomorrow #OBS2021 #openbudgets

Open Budgets Transform lives #OBS2021 #openbudgets

Fiji's scores on Budget #transparency #participation #oversight will be released tomorrow. #OBS2021 #openbudgets #FijiOBS2021

@OpenBudgets #OBS2021 showcases bright spots where reform-minded officials and civil society have been able to drive concerted, sustained progress toward more open and accountable public spending. To join the event, register here: bit.ly/3MyT9tD.

Fiji's scores on the Open Budget Survey will be released on May 31 in the US and June 1 (Fiji time). #OBS2021 #OpenBudgets pic.twitter.com/mdURxpzfVa

@OpenBudgets The OBS is the world’s only comparative, independent, & regular assessment of budget transparency, oversight & public participation in 120 countries. The 2021 report will be released on May 31. To register: bit.ly/3MyT9tD.  #OBS2021, #openbudgets