[Open-data-census] Govt spending - item level

Thu Nov 6 11:32:09 UTC 2014

Dear fellow Index contributors,

in Czech Republic, we are currently discussing whether the level of detail
provided is sufficient:

The descripition of the dataset states "*individual records of spending
amounts under $1m or even under $100k*"

If I would judge it according to the sum it would be considered sufficient,
as the Ministry of Finance publishes statements as detailed as 7000 USD at
some cases.

But, I'm not sure if it qualifies when it comes to " *detailed
transactional level" - *the purpose on which the money were spent is
defined rather generally, I'd would say.
For example, this is how the Ministry of Labour reports its expenses on
employment policy for 2014 (in thousands of CZK), also available here
<http://monitor.statnipokladna.cz/en/2014/statni-rozpocet/kapitola/313#tabId>
:
Chapter / Group / Sector / Subsector / ParagraphApproved budget
(in ths. CZK)Adjusted budget
(in ths. CZK)Final budget
(in ths. CZK)Actual
(in ths. CZK)

  <http://monitor.statnipokladna.cz/en/2014/statni-rozpocet/kapitola/313#>Social
affairs and employment policy524 462 377524 450 888530 807 175251 674 637
<http://monitor.statnipokladna.cz/en/2014/statni-rozpocet/kapitola/313#>Employment
policy4 589 8194 589 8197 414 6082 743 166
<http://monitor.statnipokladna.cz/en/2014/statni-rozpocet/kapitola/313#>Active
employment policy4 589 8194 589 8197 414 6082 743 166Retraining219 388175
938487 551165 692Community service1 045 9081 501 5732 591 703839 949Socially
useful jobs703 583732 5501 658 891840 673Unemployment compensation for
people with disabilities157 841131 288151 28831 949Other unemployment
compensation346 321346 321514 12224 761Targeted programs dealing with
employment1 870 3751 451 8751 454 275757 615Active employment policy not
included elsewhere246 403250 274556 77882 526

Is this the level of detail we're looking for? Or is it too vague - I know
how much my govt spent on socially useful jobs, but that's not particularly
useful when I don't know if those were trainings, analyses or campaigns...

Let me know your views and good luck with your countries :)

Michaela Rybičková
koordinátorka

*FOND OTAKARA MOTEJLA*

Hradecká 18
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e-mail: michaela.rybickova at motejl.cz
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Fond Otakara Motejla spravuje Nadace Open Society Fund Praha.
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