Budget transparency: a clear solution?

Most people agree that comprehensive, clear and transparent budget reporting is important for accountability between a government and its citizens, and there has been a drive for transparency in many countries over the last decade. This Opinion offers lessons learned and next steps emerging from the process of creating a new Budget Performance Report (BPR) in Tajikistan. The Opinion argues that this is an opportunity to examine what constitutes an open and transparent report, and its evolution and sustainability.