taking environmental-social criteria into account Government has the overall responsibility for setting Entry points for environmental-social budgeting the parameters of the budget, determining the priorities In this guide, we describe possible entry points for shap- and the allocations to the different sectors, and drafting ing fiscal policy in accordance with environmental and the final budget p. [...] It distinguishes the different process by providing the relevant staff in the ministries phases of policymaking from the drafting of the budget to with information and analyses and producing their own policy implementation and monitoring of the results. [...] Normally, the formulation of the draft be involved in the budget process prior to the submission budget is a key responsibility of the finance minister of the draft budget and its power to change or amend based on the draft budgets proposed by the sector min- the budget before approving it. [...] According to the UN Secretary-General, the domain of governments and public administrations, one of the four building blocks of the Post-2015 Agenda legislators and CSOs have only limited ability to partici- should be “a participatory monitoring framework for tracking pate and to monitor the disbursement of public funds in progress and mutual accountability mechanisms for all stakehold- real time. [...] Practical pathways towards environmental-social budgeting 33 To continue with the case of Iran, according to the In the case of Ghana – one of the countries with a stop Reform Act, households were to receive 50 percent of and go history when it comes to reforming fossil fuel the revenues raised in the reform, but the act did not subsidies – the direct socio-economic impact of phasing indicate who.
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