Case Study (2013): Mexico’s Budget Transparency Portal

Mexico set itself a challenge in its 2011 OGP action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen..., to make sure its citizens could find out, as easily as possible, what happens to their taxPlacing transparency, accountability, and participation at the center of tax policy can ensure that burdens are distributed equitably across society. Technical specifications: Commitments related to c... money. This would involve the open, continuously-updated publication of information about the budget, including investments, public finance, transfers to states of federal assets, indicators and auditsInstitutional and legal frameworks are necessary for providing assurance of the integrity of financial information and of compliance with budgetary rules and procedure. Technical specifications: These..., as well as other financial information. In order to publish this information, and to make it as accessible as possible, the Mexican government worked to improve its Budgetary TransparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More Portal.

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