“Budget 2018 for citizens”
A meeting devoted to discussion of the publication project “Budget 2018 for citizens” was held at “Poytakht” business center.
A meeting devoted to discussion of the publication project “Budget 2018 for citizens” was held at “Poytakht” business center.The event, organized by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with the United Nations Development Programme, was attended by senators and deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, specialists of the Development Strategy Center and the Banking and Finance Academy, professors-teachers of Tashkent Financial Institute, representatives of state and public organizations.
The publication should promote a deeper understanding of the goals and priorities of the budget policy, help to involve citizens in discussion of the budget and establish public control over its implementation.
– The publication “Budget for citizens” is scheduled to be printed annually, it will strengthen cooperation between the Ministry of Finance and the population, – says the First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan A.Khaydarov. – The new edition focuses on informing citizens about the budget system, the State Budget, designed for 2018, on formation of budgets of state trust funds. Now the Ministry of Finance is implementing a number of measures on increasing the transparency in management of the State budget. In particular, we are planning to organize a new information portal “Open budget”, which will cover the country and regions. With its help, the population will be informed about the ongoing reforms in the country in the sphere of finance.
During the discussion, specialists made presentations. The participants made their proposals on the publication project “Budget 2018 for citizens”.