5. EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC RESOURCES (FISCAL TRANSPARENCY) 5.1 Open budget initiative Start and end date of the commitment (07/ 2016– 6/ 2018) 1 current and 2 new commitments Lead implementing agency Ministry of Finance Name of responsible person from implementing agency Ljubica Jovceska Title, Department Email Phone Government ministries, department/agency Head of Budget Funds Unit, Budgets and Funds Sector ljubica.jovceska@finance.gov.mk bari.iseni@finance.gov.mk +389 3255 531 +389 3255 581 budget users Other Actors Involved CO, private sector, multi-lateral and working groups Status quo or problem addressed by the commitment Main objective Association for Emancipation, Solidarity and Equality of Women In Macedonia Center for Economic Analysis Zenith Association Insufficient transparency in public funds management: Lack of simplified form of the state budget, understandable to citizens and easily available, disabled monitoring of the way the budget is implemented in terms of whether it is within the planned budget by quarters, not publishing a semiannual report on the implementation of the Budget. Increased transparency in public funds management through: - Presentation of the state budget in simplified form understandable to citizens and easily available. - Informing the public about projected revenues and expenditures at the beginning of the year on a quarterly 40