drive to solicit public views for further highlights progression consideration by Parliament through the expenditure. National Council of Provinces (NCOP). After the 2013 State of Government departments, before any given the Nation address budget cycle, are required to conduct and Budget Vote intensive engagements with civil society and Speech, government the public in general through budget road will host a national shows also known as In addition to conference to ‘imbizos’. this, the Minister of Finance and provincial capacitate Community Members of the Executive Councils (MECs) Development Workers solicit inputs from the public via social media. (CDWs) in terms of At the local government sphere, Government Priorities, the national Budget municipalities engage the public and civil and its implications for society stakeholders through Integrated citizens. CDWs will be Development Plans (IDPs), which links tasked to share this municipal budgets to projects identified by local communities. information with Reports from the Auditor-General and the citizens through their door-to-door visits in Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC), communities. This will statutory bodies supporting democracy, are better equip citizens to taken seriously at all levels in South Africa. hold government to account on expenditure in relation to priorities.
drive to solicit public views for further consideration by Parliament through the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). Government departments, before any given budget cycle, are required to conduct intensive engagements with civil society and the public in general through budget road shows also known as ‘imbizos’. In addition to this, the Minister of Finance and provincial Members of the Executive Councils (MECs) solicit inputs from the public via social media. At the local government sphere, municipalities engage the public and civil society stakeholders through Integrated Development Plans (IDPs), which links municipal budgets to projects identified by local communities. Reports from the Auditor-General and the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC), statutory bodies supporting democracy, are taken seriously at all levels in South Africa. highlights progression expenditure. After the 2013 State of the Nation address and Budget Vote Speech, government will host a national conference to capacitate Community Development Workers (CDWs) in terms of Government Priorities, the national Budget and its implications for citizens. CDWs will be tasked to share this information with citizens through their door-to-door visits in communities. This will better equip citizens to hold government to account on expenditure in relation to priorities.
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