The study Fiscal Transparency and Budget Related Public Communication Practices in Czechia: Cases of Justice, Education, Social Security, and Agriculture Sector has been conducted under the auspices of the Budgets for Citizens program (Project) funded by the European Union and implemented under the leadership of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association (ALA). The Project is implemented in cooperation with Agora Central Europe (Agora CE), an NGO based in Prague, Czech Republic, on behalf of which this study was elaborated.
The aim of this study is to review the state-of-affairs of fiscal and budgetary transparency in the Czech Republic and to further analyze communication practices of respective institutions and agencies of public administration of the Czech Republic in selected sectors with respect to their budget related activities. The perspective taken into account in this study is that transparency in fiscal policymaking cultivates and expands the opportunities for the civil society to become more involved and participate in policy formulation and thus enhances the democratic attitudes in the society. Transparency in fiscal matters is yet a mere precondition that needs to be pursued various stakeholders in order to leverage its potential for more efficient and fair use of public funds.