Protected: Cash Transfer Programs as a Safety Net during COVID-19: The good and the bad
by Jason Lakin & Andrés Ponce Morales, IBP— Nov 01, 2020
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Budget Transparency
Part Two – From challenge to advocacy: how Social Justice put children at the heart of the budget
by Deidre Huntington, IBP consultant— Oct 30, 2020
This is part two of a three-part series on the budget analysis and advocacy learning journey of IBP’s civil society partner, Social Justice in Cote d’Ivoire. The first part focuses on the partnership between IBP and Social Justice and how they started their budget analysis journey.
Du défi au plaidoyer : comment Social Justice Côte d’Ivoire met les enfants au cœur du budget
Oct 30, 2020
Il s’agit de la deuxième partie d’une série en trois parties sur l’analyse budgétaire et le parcours d’apprentissage du plaidoyer du partenaire de la société civile de l’IBP, Social Justice, en Côte d’Ivoire. La première partie est disponible ici. Les défis de prestation de services incitent souvent un groupe ou un mouvement de la société […]
From challenge to advocacy: how Social Justice put children at the heart of the budget
by Deidre Huntington, IBP consultant— Oct 26, 2020
This is part one of a three-part series on the budget analysis and advocacy learning journey of IBP’s civil society partner, Social Justice in Cote d’Ivoire. The first part focuses on the partnership between IBP and Social Justice and how they started their budget analysis journey.
Du défi au plaidoyer : comment Social Justice Côte d’Ivoire met les enfants au cœur du budget
Oct 26, 2020
Il s’agit de la deuxième partie d’une série en trois parties sur l’analyse budgétaire et le parcours d’apprentissage du plaidoyer du partenaire de la société civile de l’IBP, Social Justice, en Côte d’Ivoire.
Promoting women’s equal participation in the economy
by Pooja Parvati, Country Manager, IBP India — Oct 21, 2020
This blog explores the Indian state government’s intent to recognize women as workers and to present policy measures to advance this shift and include them in the paid economy.
Understanding the role of citizens in promoting equitable taxation: A peek at upcoming IBP publications
by Jason Lakin, Senior Research Fellow, IBP— Oct 08, 2020
This blog introduces new resources IBP has developed as part of our Tax Equity Initiative to help civic actors deepen their engagement with tax reform and learn from each other.
Help our children make it through COVID-19: we need transparent budgets
by Matthew Cummins, Social Policy Regional Adviser, UNICEF — Sep 30, 2020
In this post, Matthew Cummins of UNICEF, explores the impacts of COVID-19 on children and how open budgets can be an effective tool in creating a better future for our children and their families.
How persistence, proactiveness, partnership and social media bridged the access to information gap in Mombasa
by by: Josephine Nyamai, PFM practitioner& Budget Facilitator, Mombasa County— Sep 25, 2020
Kenya has a firm legal and regulatory framework governing access to information. The Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Article 35, further elaborated by the Access to Information Act 2016, guarantees citizens the right to access information. Section 7(3) of PFM regulations, 2015, specifically demands that budget information be publicized within seven days.[1]In addition to the national […]
Friend of the Court? The role of judiciaries in tax reform
by Jason Lakin, Senior Research Fellow, International Budget Partnership— Sep 16, 2020
This blog explores a handful, but possibly growing, number of occasions where citizens have used the courts to challenge tax policy. Traditionally, it has been difficult, if not impossible, for public interest groups to press their tax policy claims in court.
