Brief description of commitment OPG challenge addressed by the commitment Reference to the global objectives of sustainable development Relevance Ambition Milestone basis, thus providing an opportunity for analysis and comparison of the implementation of the budget in view of the planned. - Informing the public regarding our semi-annual implementation of the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia Following the adoption of the state budget by the Parliament, the Ministry of Finance will prepare and publish civil budget. A projection of planned revenues and expenditures for the current budget year by quarters will be published at the beginning of the year on the website of the Ministry of Finance. The screening will be done in cooperation with relevant institutions and budget users based on historical data as well as on expectations, announcements and financial plans provided by the budget users. The preparation and adoption of the semi-annual report on the implementation of the budget by the Government will be published on the website of the Ministry of Finance. Approximation of the most important budget document to the citizens and providing additional information to citizens and civil society organizations regarding the design and execution of the state budget will contribute to greater involvement of civil society in monitoring and analyzing the performance of the budget. Reference to the Objective 16. “Peace, justice and strong institutions” Target 16.6: Development of effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels. The measures of this commitment contribute for improvement of transparency and accountability of the public finance managing institutions. Increasing transparency and accountability in the fiscal sphere. Expected future continuous publication of the civil budget, the projected income and expenditure and semi-annual report on the implementation of the budget to allow increased access to information regarding public finances. Coordinator of activity Start date End date Ministry of Finance After adoption of the Budget of RM First quarter after adoption of the state budget 5.1.2 Publication of the projection of revenues and expenditures of the state budget for the current year per quarters at the beginning of the year Ministry of Finance 01/2018 continuous 5.1.3 Publication of semi-annual report regarding the implementation of the state budget on the website of Ministry of Finance 08/2016 continuous 5.1.1 Preparation and publication of the civil budget 41