This document discusses improving transparency in public finance management in South Kivu, DRC by engaging citizens. It argues that citizen engagement through mechanisms like participatory budgeting can increase transparency, accountability, and trust in government. It provides examples from South Kivu where participatory budgeting led to more investment funds being allocated and improved delivery of public services and goods. The benefits of citizen engagement in public financial management are increased transparency, more efficient use of funds, and higher tax collection rates.

1. Final project of CE: A game changer for
development ? By Mr Sims Kim
IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY
IN THE PUBLIC FINANCE
MANAGEMENT BY
PUBLISHING WHAT WE PAY
IN SOUTH-KIVU / DRC

2. Transparency in the Public Finance
management
Efficiency and effectiveness of the Public
Finance Management
Accountability of the provincial authorities
Improvement of the public services delivery
High satisfaction of citizens regarding to
their needs.
WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACHIEVE BY THIS
TOPIC ?

3. One of the eastern provinces of the
Democratic Republic of Congo.
Limited in the East by Lake Kivu which is
shared by Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania
Area: 65.070 km2
Population: 5,772 millions (2015)
Relief: Mountains, hills and plateau
Climate: tropical humide
WHAT’S SOUTH-KIVU AND WHERE IS IT
LOCATED ?

4. Decentralized since 2006, however:
The decentralization process is not effective
yet.
Taxes are always paid by citizens even if
unsufficient, but:
No feedback about the taxe collection and the
public expenditures.
Bad quality of the public services and goods
delivery.
WHAT’S THE MATTERS ?

5. Citizen engagement is game changer for
development.
It’s also an intrinsic value for each citizen
They have rights and responsability to demand
accountability to their authorities.
They pay taxes for financing the public goods
and services.
They need the positive changes for their life.
WHY SHOULD CITIZENS BE ENGAGED ?

6.  By being empowered on the Public Finance
Management
 By participating to the budgeting process
 By demanding to the authorities to publish what they
pay and what the public services or goods cost
referring to the Procurement law.
 By demanding the responsivess of the authorities
regarding to their voices and promote the feedback
loop.
 By mechanisms and process of social audits.
 By strategic approch of their engagment and not only
the tactical approach.
HOW CAN THEY BE ENGAGED ?

7. By using ICT (mobile SMS, internet, media,…)
By public hearings
By billpostings in the public spaces.
By social audits.
By accessibility to the budget reports.
By posting the accurate informations about
the procurement relating to public services or
goods (nature of service, its cost, its deadline,
the chosen contractor, and so on)
HOW CAN TAX COLLECTION AND PUBLIC
EXPENDITURES BE PUBLISHED ?

8. It can increase transparency in Public Finance
management (PFM) and citizen trust in
government.
It can make authorities more accountable
It can improve the PF management by
increasing efficiency and effectiveness.
It can encourage citizens to pay correctly their
taxes.
It can allow increasing the tax collection from
35% of the budget to more than 50%.
It can help making smart and accurate the PFM.
WHAT CAN BE THE BENEFIT OF A SUCH KIND
OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT ?

9. SOME SUCCESS STORIES OF THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
WHICH IS ONE OF THE USEFUL
TOOLS OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
IN THE PUBLIC FINANCE
MANAGEMENT.
SOUTH-KIVU/DRC

10. THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THE PARTICIPATORY BUDGTING
IMPLEMENTATION IN SOUTH-KIVU BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP.
HEARINGS, USING OF MOBILE SMS TO DECIDE ON THE PRIORITIES
OF THE LOCAL ENTITIES.

11. THE IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL CONDITIONS THANKS
TO THE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING. BEFORE AND
AFTER

12. 0%
80%
20% Investissement
Salaires
Equipements et
autres
INCREASING OF THE INVESTMENT FUND
THANKS TO THE PB
38%
36%
26%
Investissement
Salaires
Equipements et
autres
Chefferie de Luhinja Before PB and After PB
0%
90%
10%
Investissement
Salaires
Equipements et
autres
Commune d’Ibanda
40%
42%
18% Investissement
Salaires
Equipements et
autres
0%
75%
25%
Investissement
Salaires
Equipements et
autres
Commune de Bagira
30%
38%
32%
Investissement
Salaires
Equipements et
autres

13. INCREASING OF SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
AND REVENUES IN ONE CITY
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
40.00%
2009 2010 2011
Réalisations avant le BP
Réalisations avant le BP
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
2012 2013 2014
Réalisations après le BP
Réalisations après le
BP