The Republic of Moldova has improved public access to budget information, according to the 2021 Open Budget Survey. It was made available on June 1 at a conference with participation of representatives of the Finance Ministry, EU Delegation to Moldova, IMF Office in Moldova, the Court of Accounts and Independent Expert-Grup Analytical Center.
According to the survey, the budget transparency score of the Republic of Moldova has increased from 57 points in 2019 to 65 points in 2021 out of a total of 100. This means that citizens have gained greater access to the information they need to involved in the decision-making and accountability of the Government.
The result indicates a significant improvement in the disclosure of information on budget documents and places the Republic of Moldova on the 21st place out of 120 countries included in the evaluation, along with countries such as Bulgaria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania and the Czech Republic.
“Unlike the 2019 assessment, in 2021 there is an increase in the detail of budget documents, in particular, Moldova has increased the availability of budget information by publishing online the semi-annual budget execution report,” according to the Ministry of Finance.
The Open Budget Survey is an independent evaluation conducted by the International Budget Partnership Non-Governmental Organization. The analysis on the budgetary process in Moldova for the realization of this questionnaire is provided by the Independent Analytical Center Expert Grup. In order to further strengthen the research, the draft questionnaire was also reviewed by a representative of the Ministry of Finance. (Moldpres/Business World Magazine)
