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

Mon Nov 10 16:25:19 UTC 2014

Hi Michaela,

I think this actually got asked (and answered) on the forum but no heads up
here was sent:

http://discuss.okfn.org/t/government-spending/108/3

Basic answer was: yes, this needs to be pretty detailed. The kind of info
you posted re Czech Republic definitely would not count.

Rufus

On 10 November 2014 16:20, Michaela Rybičková <michaela.rybickova at motejl.cz>
wrote:

> Hello everybody,
>
> I noticed that this question about how detailed transactional level counts
> is still without answer. I think that it is a pity, because it is an
> important one :)
>
> I'll be glad to know your opinions!
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Michaela Rybičková
>
> koordinátorka
>
> *FOND OTAKARA MOTEJLA*
>
> Hradecká 18
> 130 00 Praha 3
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> e-mail: michaela.rybickova at motejl.cz
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>
> 2014-11-06 12:32 GMT+01:00 Michaela Rybičková <
> michaela.rybickova at motejl.cz>:
>
>> 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
>> 130 00 Praha 3
>> tel.: +420 226 227 703
>> mobil: +420 728 872 564
>> e-mail: michaela.rybickova at motejl.cz
>> www.motejl.cz
>>
>> Fond Otakara Motejla spravuje Nadace Open Society Fund Praha.
>>
>
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