Budget Analysis: Bangladesh Experience

Bangladesh Experience Started with a participatory study on budget resulting in three books People’s budget Budget for the poor Participatory budgeting Contributed in widespread sensitization about participatory budgeting Analysis of the budget each year Publication of budget made-easy Sharing among the concerned stakeholders Mass distribution as educative material

Bangladesh Experience Huge media coverage each year Increased sensitization People aware of the allocation of budget The budget making process becoming more receptive/responsive

How we do Through CSO Coalition Chose themes each year Thematic campaign – specific to marginalized, disabled people After the budget is declared, we put our concern/reactions in the public through mass media We submit our concerns to the finance minister

What we’ve done this year Gender budgeting National level Local government level Thematic campaign and analysis Budget for the marginalized Budget for the disabled

Result Participatory local budgeting process enhanced