Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Quang Tri (VNA) –Representatives from Hoa Binh and Quang Tri provinces shared experience inimplementing the project on enhancing transparency and public participation instate budget management at a workshop in Quang Tri on January 17.
The event was jointly held by Oxfam and theBudget Transparency, Accountability and Participation (BTAP) Alliance.
The project is being carriedout in Hai Lang and Gio Linh districts of the central province of Quang Tri andLuong Son and Mai Chau districts of the northern mountainous province of HoaBinh.
It aims to promote newinitiatives in supervising state budget and public investment, increaseconnectivity among groups and members of the BTAP Alliance, and encouragecitizens’ participation in state budget supervision.
The participants looked intomethods to implement activities of the project and how to encourage people tojoin the project.
Nguyen Dang Anh, deputy headof the committee for economic and budget affairs under the Quang Tri provincePeople’s Council, said to promote public involvement in state budgetsupervision, the locality has issued two resolutions on public investment andpiloted the 2014 Public Investment Law at provincial, district and communallevels.
Local authorities have alsoplayed an active role in the work through meetings with voters to discussannual budget estimate and spending, he said.
To ensure the sustainabilityof the project, Anh suggested specialised agencies of the People’s Council toconduct policy consultations involving people, and community groups maintaintheir operation even when the project concludes.
The participations alsounderlined the importance of communications work, stressing the need to createa legal corridor for residents and social organisations to take part in localbudget management, improve the role of such organisations like fatherland frontand associations of women and farmers.
The project will be rolledout in other localities in Quang Tri and Hoa Binh after the three-year pilotimplementation.-VNA
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