In practice, citizens can provide input for budget decisions.

In practice, citizens can provide input for budget decisions.
A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) the government publicly invites citizens to provide input for budget decisions with at least four weeks of time for citizens to study the full budget, and
2) functioning mechanisms are in place for citizens to submit their input (from on/off line submission mechanisms to town hall meetings).

A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) the government publicly invites citizens to provide input in budget discussions but the invitation allows them less than four weeks to study the full budget, or
2) functioning mechanisms for citizens to submit their input (from on/off line submission mechanisms to town hall meetings) are sporadic, limited to a few actors, or not always in service.

A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions applies:
1) the government rarely publicly invites citizens to provide input for budget decisions, or
2) no functioning mechanisms are in place for citizens to submit their input.

For variable descriptions, please refer to: https://www.africaintegrityindicators.org/data.
For the methodology, please refer to: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e971d408be44753edfb976c/t/60a55f343d36117866628867/1621450563745/AII10+-+Methodology.docx+%281%29.pdf.