National Budget Forum 2012

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Belgrade, Serbia
June 2012 - December 2012

BIRN Serbia – past programme

BIRN Serbia’s National Budget Forum aims to increase government transparency and accountability in the sphere of public finances through an annual forum on the country’s budget.

Summary

The 2012 Forum aims to gather relevant stakeholders and launch a discussion on the strategic objectives of the 2013 budget, and inform the public of the budget planning process for the coming year.

The National Budget Forum (NBF) is designed as an annual event, with the goal of establishing a permanent forum for public discussion on public finances/budget policies and priorities in Serbia.

The NBF is designed to increase the inclusiveness of budget planning, development and implementation in Serbia. NBF includes a panel discussion on the design and priorities of the budget for the coming year, two working group discussions and a presentation of conclusions.

The National Budget Forum brings together representatives of the executive and legislative branches, as well as CSOs, budget experts, the private sector, media and interest groups. It targets both the general public and the expert community.

The project is implemented in partnership with ProConcept, and is funded by the British Embassy to Serbia.

Information Sheet

Main Objective:
  • To increase governments transparency and accountability in sphere of public finances

Specific Objectives:

  • To gather relevant stakeholders and launch discussion on strategic objectives of the 2013 budget
  • To inform the public on the budget planning process for the coming year

Main Activities:

  • The National Budget Forum (NBF) is designed as an annual event, with the goal of establishing a permanent forum for public discussion on public finances/budget policies and priorities in Serbia.
  • The NBF is designed so to increase inclusiveness of budget planning, development and implementation in Serbia. NBF is designed in the format of:
    1. panel discussion on design and priorities of the budget for the coming year,
    2. two working group discussions and
    3. presentation of conclusions.

Target Groups:

  • Executive
  • Legislative
  • Civil Society Organisations
  • Expert community
  • Private sector
  • Media
  • Interest groups.