How Is My Tax Money Spent?
Public scrutiny
Completed
mazowieckie
Warszawa
ePF, Zgorzała, Poland
2014-10-30 - 2016-04-30
265 625,17 PLN
237 255,55 PLN
public finances
Project description
Openness and transparency of public finances form the key factors in building civil society. The information on state finances, easily available and presented in an intelligible way, are necessary to evaluate activities led by the government, both from the expert, and civil perspectives. But the possibility to control public finances in Poland is significantly limited because of insufficient availability of data and unclear methods of their presentation. The data make it impossible to precisely diagnose the directions of spending resources by the public sector,
The aim of the project was to strengthen civil control over the state finances. For this purpose, information tools were created enhancing access and intelligibility of data on public finances for citizens, and publications were prepared diagnosing the situation of the Polish public finances. The activities led under the project were to contribute to better presentation of financial data by public administration and to encourage professional debate on the state finances. Under the project, data on public finances in Poland were arranged, made available and discussed. The main result of the project is an interactive Internet application showing how much resources are spent by the state for various public objectives and to what extent the structure of the expenses is in line with the beliefs and preferences of their users. A data warehouse on public finances was also created, gathering in one place all key data on the state finances for the years 2006-2014 and making them easily available to citizens. Under the project, also five reports on public finances in Poland were prepared. The reports discuss deficiencies in the transparency of public finances, present an opinion on the state budget for 2016, analyse evolution of Polish public finances in the years 2004-2014, and diagnose the state of Polish public finances when compared to other EU states. A handbook for public administration and NGOs was also developed where examples of good practices are indicated, making the access to data on the state finances easier for citizens.
The project benefited civil society in general, watchdog organisations (in particular those active in the field of economy and public policies), and public administration.
The partner of the project was the Foundation eState (presently, the Fundament Union), responsible for the IT part of the project and supporting promotion and dissemination of the results of the project.
The aim of the project was to strengthen civil control over the state finances. For this purpose, information tools were created enhancing access and intelligibility of data on public finances for citizens, and publications were prepared diagnosing the situation of the Polish public finances. The activities led under the project were to contribute to better presentation of financial data by public administration and to encourage professional debate on the state finances. Under the project, data on public finances in Poland were arranged, made available and discussed. The main result of the project is an interactive Internet application showing how much resources are spent by the state for various public objectives and to what extent the structure of the expenses is in line with the beliefs and preferences of their users. A data warehouse on public finances was also created, gathering in one place all key data on the state finances for the years 2006-2014 and making them easily available to citizens. Under the project, also five reports on public finances in Poland were prepared. The reports discuss deficiencies in the transparency of public finances, present an opinion on the state budget for 2016, analyse evolution of Polish public finances in the years 2004-2014, and diagnose the state of Polish public finances when compared to other EU states. A handbook for public administration and NGOs was also developed where examples of good practices are indicated, making the access to data on the state finances easier for citizens.
The project benefited civil society in general, watchdog organisations (in particular those active in the field of economy and public policies), and public administration.
The partner of the project was the Foundation eState (presently, the Fundament Union), responsible for the IT part of the project and supporting promotion and dissemination of the results of the project.
