SA scores high on open Budget index

South Africa has been placed second in the world – behind the United Kingdom – in terms of how open and transparent government is when it comes to collecting and spending public funds. That’s according to the international Open Budget Index, a barometer designed to measure public spending transparency. According to Idasa, the Index’s partner in South Africa, it’s a comprehensive survey of 85 countries that evaluates whether governments give the public access to sufficient reliable budget information and opportunities to participate in the budget process and hold their governments accountable.