These eight principles help government officials engage with civil society leaders to advance reforms that are sustainable and equitable. The Filipino Department of Budget and Management and civil society organizations wrote this document.
This guide recommends how a government can engage with the public to design and implement fiscal policy. This guide was developed by the Global Initiative for Fiscal Policy (GIFT).
“One of the best elements of a budget is when it is participatory in nature, and as much as possible, grassroots, so we tried to open up the budget process to civil society.” Maxine Tanya Hamada reflects on her personal experience crossing over in the Philippines and the recognition among her colleagues that a plan…