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09GABORONE326
2009-04-22 12:13:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Gaborone
Cable title:  

BOTSWANA'S BUDGET IS TRANSPARENT

Tags:  EAID ECON PREL BC 
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SIPDIS

FOR EEB/IFD/OMA JULIA JACOBY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON PREL BC
SUBJECT: BOTSWANA'S BUDGET IS TRANSPARENT

REF: STATE 28885

UNCLAS GABORONE 000326

SIPDIS

FOR EEB/IFD/OMA JULIA JACOBY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON PREL BC
SUBJECT: BOTSWANA'S BUDGET IS TRANSPARENT

REF: STATE 28885


1. In response to reftel Embassy Gaborone provides the
following information about the Government of Botswana's
budget:

- The GOB is receiving FY09 assistance.

- The budget for the GOB is publicly available. Budget
information is available online at http://www.gov.bw and
through the government printing office. Further, the budget
is debated in detail in Botswana's Parliament. The
transcript of these debates is available in the "Hansard,"
printed copies of which are available at the Botswana
Parliamentary Library. Botswana is also in the process of
posting these transcripts on the Parliament of Botswana's
website www.parliament.gov.bw. Additionally, the GOB has
consistently been responsive to inquiries from Embassy
Gaborone on specific questions.

- Incomes and expenditures are available in the publicly
available budget, although particularly detailed information
will need to be requested from the GOB. The published
numbers also include income and expenditure charts starting
with the fiscal year 2002/03 budget.


2. Post's assessment is that the publicly available budget
accurately reflects the government's planned income and
expenditures. On occasions when the budget needs to be
changed, the GOB does this publicly and announces the
revisions in Parliament.
NOLAN