FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ESTONIA

UNCLAS TALLINN 000083 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EEB/IFD/OMA Julia Jacoby E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID ECON PREL EN SUBJECT: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ESTONIA REF: A) STATE 28885 B) 07 TALLINN 97 ¶1. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions contained in Reftel A, paragraph three: -- In 2008, Estonia received $4.15 million in combined IMET and FMF funding from the USG, and will receive funding under both programs again in 2009. -- In 2008 Transparency International (TI) ranked Estonia 27th out of 180 countries on its Corruption Perceptions Index. Estonia was, after Slovenia, one of the least corrupt countries in Central and Eastern Europe and 13th among EU27 countries. -- Estonia's state budget is publicly available on the State Budget website: http://riigieelarve.fin.ee/. All revenues and expenditures are included in the publicly available budget and are accurate. -- Estonia's report to the IMF on compliance with standards and codes covering fiscal transparency can be found at: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2009/ cr0994.pd f DECKER