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Citizens’ engagement in local budget decision-making – Example of municipalities in Albania

Our approach is based on the goal that transparency enables disclosure and reduces the likelihood of corrupt behavior because it lowers information barriers, allowing analysis and monitoring by the public. Accountability through consultation also curbs corruption by increasing the chances of...

27/09/2024Blogcivil expertise, deliberative dialogue, local budget, municipality, participatory budgeting, public consultation0 CommentsRead more...

Report on the Tax Burden in 2023 in the Western Balkans, Albania and Kosovo and Tax Freedom 2024

Today, ALTAX comes to all its readers and followers with the important thematic publication Tax Burden in the Western Balkans - Albania, Kosovo...Tax Freedom Day 2024. This report deals with the tax burden in the Western Balkans region and...

29/04/2024Newsalbania, altax, civil expertise, economy, kosovo, local tariffs, open government, politics, public consultation, social audit, tax burden, tax freedom, tax rate, taxes, Western Balkans0 CommentsRead more...

Comments and suggestions about the table organized by IDM on the monitoring of the public consultation

Yesterday, ALTAX, in the framework of the partnership with the network of civil organizations, participated in the meeting called by IDM Albania for a consultative discussion regarding the Monitoring Methodology for the Public Consultation Process in the Central Government,...

16/02/2024Newsaltax, civil expertise, cso, idm, local government, methodology, monitoring central government, public consultation0 CommentsRead more...

The civil insight of draft budget 2024 with the citizens of Elbasan and the municipality in search of new sources of funding

The final meeting of the tour of activities for the dialogue with the citizens and the municipality of Elbasan regarding the challenges of the draft budget 2024 was realized in a warm and quite cooperative spirit, which is the reflection...

24/11/2023Newsaccountability, altax, budget 2024, budget calendar, citizen initiatives, citizen monitoring, citizen voice, civil expertise, civil society, community councils, deliberative dialogue, elbasan, fees, llogaridhenia, local finances, local government, matra, municipal council, municipality, nl embassy, participatory budgeting, public consultation, social audit, taxes, tourism, transparency0 CommentsRead more...

The civil insight in Berat for the budget project with the citizens and without the Municipality

On Wednesday, the team of ALTAX experts continued their journey to talk with the citizens and the local government of Berat, to be part of the civil review for the discussion in the function of transparency and accountability of the...

22/11/2023Newsaccountability, altax, BERATI, budget 2024, budget calendar, citizen initiatives, citizen monitoring, citizen voice, civil expertise, civil society, community councils, deliberative dialogue, fees, local finances, local government, matra, municipal council, municipality, nl embassy, participatory budgeting, public consultation, social audit, taxes, tourism, transparency0 CommentsRead more...

The civil insight for the draft budget 2024 for the people of Vlora remains a difficult challenge

A challenge and result of all the challenges of increasing public initiative through citizen participation[1] is the low participation of citizens and especially of interest groups in hearings on the budget. To illustrate this challenge, we take the case...

21/11/2023Newsaccountability, altax, budget 2024, budget calendar, citizen initiatives, citizen monitoring, citizen voice, civil expertise, civil society, community councils, deliberative dialogue, fees, llogaridhenia, local finances, local government, matra, municipal council, municipality, nl embassy, participatory budgeting, public consultation, social audit, taxes, tourism, transparency, vlora0 CommentsRead more...

The civil insight of the 2024 municipal budget project with the residents of Gjirokastra

The dialogue between administrators and citizens is a useful mechanism for increasing accountability in contested areas was one of the central topics in the meeting with representatives of the Gjirokastra Municipality, the Municipal Council, but also civil society and local...

18/11/2023Newsaccountability, altax, budget 2024, budget calendar, citizen initiatives, citizen monitoring, citizen voice, civil expertise, civil society, community councils, deliberative dialogue, fees, gjirokastra, llogaridhenia, local finances, local government, matra, municipal council, municipality, nl embassy, participatory budgeting, public consultation, social audit, taxes, tourism, transparency0 CommentsRead more...

Civil insight with the Dibrans to increase the deliberative dialogue on the budget and address the approaches

The local budget 2024, which is drawn up every year based on the income from public money, determines the projects and services that will be offered to local citizens and businesses. Expenditures in 2023 in Diber Municipality are mainly allocated to...

16/11/2023Newsanti corruption, budgetary participation, civil expertise, civil insight, DIBRA, dibra municipality, dibrans, draft budget 2024, economy, livinf conditions, local budget, matra, municipal council, nlembassy, peshkopia, public consultation, social audit, transparency, wage differences0 CommentsRead more...