A campaign to solicit public input into the 2015 budget statement and economic policy is to end on the 5th September 2014.
It is expected that the budget statement for 2015 will be presented to parliament in November for debate and passage in December 2014.
The project will seek to facilitate public participation, provoke debate around the budget, and help shape public policy.
It also seeks to promote civil society participation at all stages of the national budget preparation and implementation, thereby strengthening Ghana’s democracy and accountability as expected from government.
This project is being spearheaded by www.myghanabudget.org, a joint project by www.penplusbytes.org and Financial Accountability and Transparency Africa (FAT Africa) with support from STAR-Ghana.
Budget-reading is the most visible and popular aspect in the budget cycle wherein the Minister of Finance presents the budget to lawmakers for legislation.
A very important step after budget formulation is enactment, whereby key stakeholders including civil society groups and citizens have a great potential for shaping the budget through provision of input.
Ghana is currently at the important stage of its 2015 budget cycle: the Ministry of Finance is soliciting inputs from recognised professional bodies, associations, civil society organisations and citizens -- ideas and contributions that can be considered during the process of formulating the budget statement.
Based on this call, citizens and key stakeholders can contribute to shaping Ghana’s 2015 national budget.
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