COVID Module Question 26

Did citizens and CSOs have opportunities to participate in the implementation and monitoring of the emergency fiscal policy package under consideration?

Guidelines
This question examines the extent to which citizens and/or civil society organizations had the opportunity to participate in monitoring the implementation of emergency fiscal policy measures. Executive mechanisms during the monitoring of implementation are those that are open to all (where any CSO and/or individual member of the public can provide their input) or discretionary (where invited groups or individuals can provide their input). Legislative mechanisms during the monitoring of implementation are public hearings on monitoring the implementation of emergency fiscal policy packages during which (i) citizens or CSOs are allowed to testify, including on a discretionary basis, or (ii) the legislature uses other means to receive and collect views from citizens and CSOs on the budget. SAI mechanisms are those through which the public can contribute to audit investigations

Participation mechanisms are meaningful if (i) the relevant government body makes an effort to include vulnerable and underrepresented groups; (ii) people can find out the purpose, scope, and intended outcomes for the public engagement; and, (iii) the relevant government body shares feedback they received and how it has been used. Researchers should provide evidence to support the use participation mechanisms, including links to media articles, copies of invitations, or interviews with government official(s) or individuals who participated in relevant processes. Researchers should also indicate in the comment box whether government bodies used existing or new participation mechanisms to engage the public during the implementation and monitoring of emergency fiscal policy packages.

Tick boxes: ''Please check the boxes of the items that appear in the relevant documentation. If none of the items are presented, please check ‘None of the Above’. In the comment box, please provide a detailed citation for each item selected below as described in the assessment directions as well as any additional details.''


 * ☐  Executive uses participation mechanism during implementation
 * ☐  Executive makes effort to include vulnerable and underrepresented groups
 * ☐  Executive provides comprehensive prior information on engagement
 * ☐  Executive provides feedback
 * ☐  Legislature uses participation mechanism during implementation
 * ☐  Legislature makes effort to include vulnerable and underrepresented groups
 * ☐  Legislature provides comprehensive prior information on engagement
 * ☐  Legislature provides feedback
 * ☐  SAI uses participation mechanism during implementation
 * ☐  SAI makes effort to include vulnerable and underrepresented groups
 * ☐  SAI provides comprehensive prior information on engagement
 * ☐  SAI provides feedback
 * ☐  None of the above

Internal Guidance
====1) If there is a general government Q&A site, where people can post questions publicly about the COVID-19 response and get an answer from a government official (but it doesn’t solicit questions specifically about fiscal policy) can we count it for this question?====

No. See, for example, this site