"Ministers information": A noticeable progress in the arrangement of Egypt with an open budget scanning
The Information and Decision Support Center in the Council of Ministers showed the position of Egypt in the open budget survey, as it made remarkable progress in the budget transparency index in 2023, to occupy the 63rd position of 125 registered countries (49 points), compared to the 90th position of the total of 102 registered countries (16 points) in 2015, which made it overlooking the global average (45 points)) . And which was issued by the Information Center and dealt with the open budget survey, indicating that Egypt has made remarkable progress in it, and highlighted the indicators that Egypt succeeded in making significant progress during the period (2014-2024). (54 points) recorded in 2023 compared to (42 points) in 2015. Every two years, it is the only research tool in the world that is characterized by being independent and comparative and uses the internationally agreed standards to assess government budgets from several countries to determine the extent of their commitment to transparency and accountability criteria through indicators: (participation: The official opportunities for the public are intended to participate in the national budget process- and control: it is intended by the extent of the existence of independent supervisory and financial institutions capable of working properly- and transparency: It is concerned with the availability of comprehensive information related to the budget from the central governments of the public during a specific time frame). Indicators. Benefit and others. The governorates of Alexandria and Fayoum, with the aim of enhancing transparency and comprehensiveness, and the most prominent report that the Egyptian achievements in the field of financial control came as a result of the formation of financial monitoring committees and specialized committees in addition to holding general listening sessions and organizing field visits to the local administration units to assess the actual implementation of projects, as these efforts included receiving requests for citizens and publishing the report of the Central Auditing Agency for the first time, which contributed to improving Egypt’s arrangement in the control index On the budget, and in the context of enhancing transparency and participation, Egypt’s experience in the participatory budget was included in the National Initiative of Participatory as one of the world leading examples, and the initiative has witnessed a wide spread to reach new provinces such as Assiut and Beni Suef after its success in Alexandria and Fayoum, this Egyptian progress in indicators of transparency, public participation and financial control reflects a clear commitment to achieving sustainable financial governance And comprehensive. Citizen & quot;. The efficiency and effectiveness of the use of public resources and the extent to which the targeted bodies achieve the desired goals. On the sustainability of the financial situation of the budget and reduce the rates of public debt deficit.
and establishing & quot; Economic Justice Unit & quot; By designing and proposing policies and programs that aim to maximize social and economic return from existing social spending programs, reduce losses from them and increase their efficiency. And transparency, enhancing and developing community participation, and creating mechanisms for communication and community control, all by building successful partnerships with the institutions concerned locally and internationally. Which is published during the month of September and provides a simplified version of the state budget designed to be accessible to the general public, so that it is easy to understand, which enhances transparency and encourages societal participation in the budget preparation process. In one law, and through this budget the allocations are linked to programs through specific goals and goals and a clear set of performance indicators, as well as the creation of the concept of & quot; the public government budget & quot; Balancing 2024-2025,-to achieve more transparency and enhance the ability to monitor financial performance-; Which includes the inclusion of financial statements for all economic bodies, and an organizational unit in the state budget sector has been created to follow up and analyze the financial performance of economic bodies and to follow up on the achievement of the financial targets of the public government and develop the preparation and implementation of the budgets of economic bodies. Comments and receiving answers and relevant responses in a timely manner, and citizens can send their opinions and ideas through the pages of the Ministry of Finance on social media. Which includes the publication of several reports to provide a simplified vision of the state’s general budget, including the financial allocations established to care for children in a manner that contributes to facilitating the absorption of citizens for the areas of public spending. As a national model for the participatory budget, which is being published in all governorates of Egypt in implementation of the Prime Minister’s decision, which stipulates the need for a gradual transfer to generalize the national model of the participatory budget in 27 governorates. Which confirms its keenness to provide adequate information about the financial policies of the state, and this report is one of the most prominent tools adopted in the international evaluation of financial transparency in Egypt issued by the international budget partnership under the auspices of a number of international institutions. During the fiscal year 2025/2026.
and implementing training programs for specialized cadres within the Central Auditing Agency to ensure the application of Egyptian standards for performance control efficiently and effectively, which contributes to developing the control system and enhancing the role of the agency in preserving public money.
