42 Executive Summary The MyOBI Assessment seeks to analyse the The overall results indicate that some state transparency of the state budget process governments still have not done enough to ensure by verifying the availability of key budget adequate disclosure of budget information to documents, the timeliness of the publication of the public and that there is an insuffi cient level of these docu. [...] This includes a measure of the timeliness of the tabling of the state budget to ensure that there is sufficient time to review and debate the budget, how many times the State Legislative Assembly is able to sit, the availability of information on the state Public Accounts Committee (PAC), and if the State Legislative Assembly provided a timely examination of the previous Audit Report. [...] This is because these states scored well in the timeliness in both the tabling and passing of the state budget as well as in the laying out of the Audit Report to the State Legislative Assembly. [...] Public Participation Public Participation measures the ability of the public and civil society to meaningfully participate in the state budget process and be provided information on the state budget by either the state government or the state legislative assembly. [...] Timeliness of EBP Documents The state government should make the availability of EBP documents such as the budget speech and estimates of revenue and expenditure on the same day the state executive tables the budget, before the budget is debated by the members of the state legislative assembly.
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- Authors 3
- Nischal Ranjinath Muniandy 3
- Alissa Marianne Rode 3
- This publication was funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of IDEAS and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. 4
- Acknowledgements 5
- Table of Contents 7
- Authors ii 7
- Copyright iii 7
- Acknowledgements iv 7
- Table of Contents vi 7
- Executive Summary vii 7
- Introduction 1 7
- Overview 2 7
- Public Availability 3 7
- Oversight 5 7
- Public Participation 5 7
- Methodology 5 7
- Key Findings 6 7
- Recommendations 19 7
- References 21 7
- Annex 21 7
- Public Availability Scores 8
- Executive Summary 8
- Oversight Scores 9
- Public Participation 9
- Key Recommend 9
- Public Availability 9
- Oversight 9
- Public Participation 9
- Introduction 10
- Overview 11
- Public Availability 11
- Oversight 11
- Public Participation 11
- Public Availability 12
- 1. Executive Budget Proposal EBP 12
- 2. Enacted Budget EB 12
- 3. Year End Report YER 13
- 4. Audit Report AR 13
- Oversight 14
- Public Participation 14
- Methodology 14
- Key Findings 15
- 1. Public Availability 15
- Substantial Disclosure Terengganu Selangor Negeri Sembilan Perak 16
- Minimal Disclosure Melaka Johor Sarawak Sabah Pulau Pinang 16
- 8 9 16
- 12 13 16
- Melaka Sarawak 17
- Insuffi cient Disclosure Perlis Kelantan Kedah Pahang 17
- Kelantan 17
- Executive Budget Proposal EBP 18
- Enacted Budget EB 18
- Year End Report YER 18
- Audit Report AR 19
- 2. Oversight 20
- Selangor Terengganu Sabah 21
- Perak Perlis 21
- 3. Public Participation 25
- Models for public participation in the budget 27
- Contributed by Pariyakorn Mai Kasemsawade 27
- Recommendations 28
- Recommendations to Improve Public Availability 28
- 1. Timeliness of EBP Documents 28
- 2. Availability of all EBP documents particularly of Budget Estimates. 28
- 3. Expenditure Level of Detail 28
- 4. Revenue Level of Detail 28
- Recommendations to Improve Oversight 28
- 1. Increase the number of sitting days for state legislative assemblies 28
- 2. Timely tabling of the EBP 29
- 3. Availability of Public Accounts Committee PAC records 29
- 4. Availability of Hansards and Session Schedules 29
- 1. Provide avenues for the public to comment on budget priorities 29
- 2. Public forums and meetings 29
- 3. Provide mechanisms for public participation during budget implementation 29
- 4. State Select Committees 29
- Recommendations to Improve Public Participation 29
- References 30
- Guide on Advancing Fiscal Transparency for Development 30
- Canada The House of Commons Standing Committee of Finance pre-budget consultation exercise. 30
- How to Participate in The Work of The Committee 30
- Report 16 Pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2024 budget 30
- Open Budget Survey 2023 Questionnaire - Malaysia 30
- Open Budget Survey 2023 Questionnaire - Philippines 30
- Annex 30
- A Malaysia that upholds the principles of liberty and justice 31
- Selection of IDEAS Publications 2023 - 2024 32
