Friday, 12 November 2010
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post
In Southeast Asia, only Vietnam provides its citizens with less information about how the government spends its money than the Kingdom. Without a transparent budget process, it is “virtually impossible” for Cambodians to hold their government accountable.
This is according to a new report released by the Open Budget Initiative, a project of the United States-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
The NGO Forum on Cambodia sponsored a workshop on the subject with about 100 regional economic experts yesterday in Phnom Penh.
“I would like to appeal to the Government of Cambodia to continue to do more in improving our budget transparency ranking as well as encourage more public participation in the budget process,” said Chhith Sam Ath, executive director of the NGO Forum.
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