Budget open, a few years between the lines of "Big Account" (People Watch)

Budget open, a few years between the lines of "Big Account" (People Watch)

Has been closely linked with each person, but a long time "secret" state's budget, is gradually becoming clear to touch.

After March 25 the Ministry of Finance to make public data on the central budget in 2010, the Ministry of Land Resources, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science, housing construction and other ministries, the Ministry on March 30 published on the website in their departmental budgets for 2010. April 1, the National Bureau of Statistics and the Audit Commission also published form in 2010 departmental budgets; April 2, the State Food and Drug Administration announced this year's budget situation. This is the first budget of the central ministries and departments to the public, show that the government has taken an important step in the public budget.

Departments from the central government to "account book"

Budget Breakthrough continuous disclosure

The central budget this year is the second year of the public.

After 2009, two of the country, the Ministry of Finance announced on its Web site the first time by the National People's Congress adopted the budget report and the four major forms the central budget, a strong concern by the whole society.

One year, the central government budget, there are new breakthroughs in information disclosure, not only this year, the budget adopted by the NPC just considered the report and the central budget 12 form posted on the portal site, and subjects are more refined, more detailed explanation . In addition to the public last year, the central fiscal revenue budget table, the central fiscal expenditure budget sheet, the central level expenditure budget sheet, central and local tax rebates and transfer payments to the budget table 4 form, the new balance of government bonds to increase the financial situation of the central table, the central government fund revenue budget for the table, the central government fund expenditure budget sheet, the central level governmental funds expenditure budget sheet, the central budget for transfer payments to local governments fund the table, the central state-owned capital operation budget income statement, the central state-owned capital operation budget expenditures in 2010, the central finance earthquake recovery and reconstruction fund income and expenditure account, you can more fully reflect the general situation of the central financial revenue and expenditure.

In contrast, the first "appearance" of the central budget, ministries and departments to be relatively simple, including sector income and expenditure in general.

"The central budget to the public, allowing the public to learn more about what the government is doing, how do most of the Government's administrative acts reflect the flow of funds. Through the arrangements and allocation of financial resources, we can see that national development strategies and the focus of government support. "deputy director of the Institute of Fiscal Science, said Bai Jingming.

In his view, the central ministries and public sector budget, allowing the public a better understanding of the various departments of the national development strategy is to be implemented. Although the department budget is only 12 tables, but can still see a sector from the hands of money, where money intended to spend a certain extent reflects the situation of the functioning of various departments.

"Major accounts" can read, "detailed accounts" see things clearly

Budgetary challenge facing the public

The central government and the public sector budget, attracted widespread acclaim in society.Many people in the online message, that the budget information public, respect the citizen's right to information, participation, expression and supervise the performance of the building clean and efficient government, strengthen the financial and scientific, meticulous management, improve the effective use of finances has positive.

However, many people have reported that the main contents of the public budget tables and figures, the average person hardly can read. Also, the budget public are "large account", even "big loss" to see to understand, but the specific "detailed accounts" or get less clear.

Ministry of Finance spokesman Dai Baihua introduced in order to allow the State "account book" user-friendly, the Ministry of Finance under a great deal. For example, actively promote the government revenue and expenditure classification and international practice, the budgetary expenditures by function and economic classification set to more clearly reflect the Government's expenditure is directly used in what context; and increased the charts, enhanced interpretation and annotation. Meanwhile, the 2010 expenditure budget of the central level to further refine models of 23 Class 123 subjects, an increase of more than 82 models in 2009 the contents of a more detailed revenue and expenditure accounts, and budget to further enhance transparency.

Bai Jingming that the government and departmental budgets are highly professional, there are a number of technical terms and expressions, the general public really wants is not easy to completely read. That the general public, to the budget from the public to read out the total income, how much the total expenditure, expenditure, and which aspects and what is the expenditure of the focal points, can the government or the departments a little background information.

Public concern about some of the "detailed accounts" may not be read from the central budget, reasons are manifold. Bai Jingming explained that, first, the central budget is a "general ledger", these more detailed data on the main unit in the department budget and reflected in the budget; Second, the budget is based on class, section, item, project to compile, the central public expenditure to the "class" level, not specific to the project. To learn more about specific conditions, but also through the relevant local government's budget, to keep track of the money actually spent on what.

Advance according to financial management, democratic management

Budget public should take the initiative

In the central financial and public sector budget, while other local governments in Guangdong Province have also been in the online public budget. Actively promote the budget open, gradually became the central and local consensus.

In order to promote local finance, central government departments do a better job budget information disclosure, the Ministry of Finance recently issued the "do a better job on the budget information disclosure guidance." Audit Commission also proposed that the central department budget will continue to promote open, for after two or three years of efforts to make all the central government department budgets are made public.

Dai Bohua said, according to guidance, financial departments at all levels of government responsible for the level of total government budget and final accounts of the public; various departments in charge of the department budget and final accounts of the public. To gradually standardize the format of the local financial budget and final accounts statements, and on this basis, the same level People's Congress for examination and approval of the budget and final accounts, according to a complete, true and refine the principles of initiative to the public.On the budgets of "Agriculture", education, health, social security and employment, affordable housing and other livelihood-related special expenses the major financial management practices, distribution factors, the public should take the initiative.

Dai Bohua said that the budget for public information initiatives have been community areas and departments must take the initiative to further improve the budget information public work; do not take the initiative to open the budget information to the community areas and departments to make budget information must be diligently proactive work in public.

Budget law is to promote public financial management, democratic management of an important step towards more comprehensive data on public awareness through the budget policy orientation of the country, the government created the conditions under public supervision. Experts suggest that the budget reflects the Government or the department for one year the balance of payments arrangements and plans, and budget implementation are, these arrangements and intend to have carried out, are not in place for money, but also year-end accounts for the data "speak" . Next, open the budget based on budget performance should also be timely to the public.