CSBAG. Annual Performance Report, 2016

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1 CSBAG Annual Performance Report,

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3 Contents Message from the CSBAG Chairperson 4 Message from the Executive Director 5 Our the strategies/ approaches 8 Our 2016 in numbers 10 Our Achievements 12 Pictorial 20 Governance 24 Income statement How we collaborated with our allies and networks 32 CBR CSOs EOC FDC GoU IFMIS IMF LGs MDAs MFPED MP NGO OAG OBT PBB PBCs PEMCOM PFMA PEFA STP TSA List of Acronyms Central Bank Rate Civil Society Organisations Equal Opportunities Commission Forum for Democratic Change Government of Uganda Integrated Financial Management Information System International Monetary Fund Local Governments Ministries, Departments and Agencies Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Member of Parliament None Governmental Organization Office of the Auditor General Output Budgeting Tool Programme Based Budgeting Participatory Budget Clubs Public Expenditure Management Committee Public Finance Management Act Public Expenditure and Financial AccountabilitySAGE Straight Through Processing Treasury Single Account 3

4 Message from the CSBAG Chairperson On behalf of the Board and membership of the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group, I welcome you to the CSBAG 2016 Annual Performance Report. As a coalition that strives to mobilise and organise CSOs in Uganda to influence Government decisions on resource mobilization, and utilization, for Uganda s equitable and sustainable development. I am glad that again, throughout 2016, the CSBAG membership continued to work to achieve that at both local and national level was a year that we embarked to build strategic networks and collaborations with civil society organisation across the country to ensure that a focused and unifying CSO movement that can effectively engage Government on budget matters is established across all levels in this country. 13 district based budget advocacy coalitions were established, their capacities strengthened and these proved very essential in the various budget advocacy campaigns CSBAG spearheaded in CSBAG shall continue focusing on building a stronger collective CSO Voice at both national and local level. Our collaboration with Government grew stronger, through our nine thematic working groups on Health, Agriculture, Works and Transport, Education, Water and Environment, Trade and Tourism, Social Development, Accountability, Energy, our membership continued to influence Government budget making processes to ensure that the budget decisions made are pro-poor and gender sensitive. We continued making citizens voice central in public finance management through our active participation in the Public Expenditure Management Committee which is the highest PFM oversight body chaired by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED). In my capacity as the Chairperson of CSBAG, I take this opportunity to extend my most sincere gratitude to fellow Board members, CSBAG members as well as the CSBAG staff members for their contribution towards realizing the 2016 achievements. I also would like to thank our development partners Trocaire Uganda, Democratic Governance Facility, USAID UGANDA, UKAID s Governance, Accountability, Participation and Performance (GAPP) Program, Diakonia Uganda, Wateraid Uganda, OXFAM Uganda, for their continued financial and technical support. CSBAG is highly indebted to Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Parliament of Uganda and the Local Governments for the support accorded to CSBAG and its membership throughout For God and my Country, Julius Kapwepwe Mishambi CSBAG Board Chairperson 4

5 Message from the Executive Director 2016 has been yet another year of tremendous effort towards having a Uganda with a people centered budget that dignifies humanity. This year saw us strengthening our partnerships and collaborations at all levels to ensure that tax revenues and expenditures are responsive to the needs of, especially, the marginalized people. Through your indulgence and support, our efforts towards an equitable tax system, were rewarded. The support that you showed towards the cause of this noble venture, by advocating against the proposal by our Honourable Members of Parliament not to pay income tax on their allowances is highly commended. 4.5 million of you joined us to Petition the President of Uganda not to accept this Parliament proposal. Although H.E. President Museveni consented to the bill, we will continue advocating for an equitable tax system in Uganda. In 2016, we continued to advance our cause for a people s centered budget. We are highly appreciative of the efforts of our membership; CSBAG under the guidance of a CSO- Ministry of Finance matrix had Parliament fully adopt 35 of its alternative budget proposals in the financial year 2016/17 national budget. Our efforts in this area are geared towards ensuring that significant improvement in the lives of every Ugandan where basic social services like primary health care, improved household productivity are accessed by all. The backing which we recieved from all of you in your various and dignified capacities is greatly appreciated. CSBAG in 2016 collaborated with 145 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), 80 of which were sub national CSOs, and 4,510,701 citizens to engage Government on various Public Finance Management issues that affected the country. In 2016, our participatory budget approach was up scaled and to date CSBAG has 720 participatory budget champions in its core districts of Kibuku, Abim, Sheema, Agago and Kibaale. Throughout 2016, this approach has been very instrumental in ensuring that citizens especially the poor women are at the center of planning and budgeting process, demand accountability and make government more responsive, efficient and effective. We pledge our continued commitment in advocating for budget processes that benefit all, especially the marginalised groups. Julius Mukunda Executive Director 5

6 2016 operating context During this reporting period the operating environment for CSOs in Uganda provided both opportunities and challenges in advancing their cause. Considering that it was an election year for presidential, parliamentary and local government councils, a lot of money had to go into funding these elections and taking care of the immediate postelection period. Economic activities were affected by pockets of political and civil armed conflict, drought in some parts of the country and heavy rains in the other parts which led to loss of revenue and lives. There was also the exemption of MPs from having their allowances taxed. Knowing that Uganda s revenue is largely from domestic taxes, this had serious impact on the budget. What appears in the subsections below are some of the ways in which the environment impacted on advancing the CSBAG agenda. a) Improving budget formulation and reporting: CSBAG welcomed the Government strategy to upgrade from the output based budgeting to the Programme Based Budgeting (PBB) with the aim of helping sectors to start reporting more on strategic level budget achievements that impact on the quality of service delivery rather than focusing on outputs. The focus on measurable outcomes rather than processes and outputs will improve the efficient use of national resources; potentially curb funding to poorly performing programmes and increase MDA s flexibility in budget implementation. This is a welcome initiative that should be embraced to enable us achieve the desired outcomes for propelling the country into middle income status by b) Widening fiscal deficit and its effect on the real economy: Fiscal deficit widened from UGX 2.6 trillion in the FYs 2013/14 to UGX 5.8 trillion 2015/16. As a result, financing of the budget deficit through domestic borrowing via commercial banks increased from UGX 224bn to UGX 674bn in the FY 2014/15 and 2015/16 respectively. This development had a negative impact on the real economy as the key indicators like lending rates also increased in the same time period from 21.58% to 23.97%. This continued to crowd out the private sector making it harder to access credit effect for the growth of business. We engaged Government demanding for aausterity measures to reduce domestic borrowing as well as to clear all arrears due to private sector firms and individuals. 6

7 c) Low Absorption of borrowed public funds: Whereas we commend Government through the Ministry of Finance for instituting a number of interventions to improve the absorption of borrowed funds, the national debt portfolio was still underperforming as pointed out in the Auditor General s follow up audit report December The report pointed out that 80% of the sectors registered absorption levels below 50% with an average of 37.7%. The report further revealed that 21 out of the 73 active projects had extended beyond their initial dates of closure, an indicator of slow loan absorption. This led to an increase in the cost of debt to Government in form of commitment fees and fines. Between FYs 2007/8 and 2014/15, Government paid a sum of USD 26.8m as commitment charges. The contractors for Tororo-Lira and Mbarara - Nkenda power lines charged Government fees for implementation delays to the tune of UGX 23.3bn and UGX 18.2bn, respectively, which further increased the cost of the projects to Government. Incurring of these extra fees is detrimental as it often results in diversion of funds that would otherwise have been utilized to finance critical service delivery gaps in socio-economic sectors including the institutionalization of the much awaited Farmers Cooperative Bank. d) Local Government financing reforms: We applaud government for reviewing the fiscal decentralization strategy to address challenges faced by Local Governments like low revenue collection, over reliance on central government grants, poor service delivery. This was done by determining a definite share of transfers to local government out of the national budget, reviewing grant allocation formulae and supporting local government to improve their local revenue enhancement strategies. We are confident that this will improve effectiveness in delivering services at local government level e) Dampening domestic revenue efforts through MPs tax exemption. Despite URA efforts to raise Uganda s domestic revenue and increase Uganda s Tax to GDP ratio that by FY 2015/16 was recorded at 12.8%, MPs in May 2016, introduced a clause in the Income Tax Amendment Bill, 2016 seeking to exempt themselves from paying income tax on their allowances. In November 2016, H.E President Museveni signed the income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2016 into law allowing MPs to not pay income tax on their allowances. This was despite citizens resentment of this unfair proposal. There is fear that this will have a negative effect on the domestic resource mobilisation efforts of government especially at such a time when the country is struggling with a debt burden. We have estimated that the country will lose approximately 53bn per year as a result of this exemption. CSBAG shall continue engaging the Government for a fairer tax system as indicated in our CSO statement. f) Strengthened government collaborations with civil society: Government deliberate effort to strengthen partnership with civil society is highly commendable. We strongly appreciate the Ministry of Finance and several Local Governments, for enhancing partnership particularly during the CSO budget performance monitoring and service delivery tracking processes. on a quarterly basis, civil society organizations have submitted to Ministry of Finance the CSO budget performance monitoring reports and these efforts are increasingly being recognized by government as highlighted in the National Budget Framework paper FY 2015/17, page 42, where government acknowledged the role of CSBAG in budget monitoring for improved service delivery. 7

8 CSBAG members after handing in Citizens Petition against MPs Tax exemption proposal to the Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda on 6th May 2016 at the OPM Offices Our strategies/ approaches In our endeavors to meet our goals and objectives, we applied the following strategies: Participatory Budgeting: We created platforms and enabled communities up to the village levels to engage in budgeting for improved service delivery. We believe that when communities are mobilized, organized and trained in budget monitoring and analysis, then corruption becomes harder to sustain, thus improving service delivery. Policy Analysis and Knowledge Generation: We produced and provided dependable, robust, analytical, easy-toread budget information. This budget information effectively supported legislators mainly and contributed majorly to shaping opinions, especially for CSOs and the media. Relationship Building and Nurturing: Besides working with communities, we invested in building relationships amongst like-minded CSOs for a stronger collective voice. We worked with a number of CSOs to open up spaces in government for effective engagements and nurtured these relationships in a progressive and objective manner. This played a major role in promoting credibility and reliability amongst our peers and stakeholders community members trained in community budget performance monitoring (432 of these were women) Capacity Enhancement: We invested heavily in preparing Uganda s civil society to effectively play its role of influencing both national and local budgets. We believe that if CSOs have adequate capacity to analyse and debate the budget independently, they can shape revenue management and spending policies meaningfully and effectively.

9 CSBAG invested heavily in preparing Uganda s civil society to effectively play its role of influencing both national and local budgets. 9

10 Our 2016 in Numbers Community Engagements 720 community members trained in community budget performance monitoring (432 of these were women) Capacity Strengthening for CSOs and Legislators on pro-poor budget advocacy 459 CSOs and legislators trained in budget performance, macro-economic policy analysis and public finance management (270 of these were women and 178 of these were men) 13 CSBG district level networks established in Abim, Agago, Kibuku, Sheema, Kibaale Masindi,, Oyam, Amuru, Nwoya, Lira Mubende, Gulu and Apac districts. 10

11 Policy Engagements 96 Budget advocacy engagements organised with Policy makers, Government technocrats, CSOs and citizens Media and Knowledge Sharing Engagements 1,672 Media Events organised to support CSBAG budget advocacy events. 77 of these were directly sponsored by CSBAG others were internally generated and others free. Some of these engagements included: 34 Radio & TV Talk shows 127 Internal and external news articles 17 Press Conferences 6 Newspaper Supplements 1,488 New Social Media Followers 12,800 copies of knowledge products generated and disseminated 11

12 Our Achievements 12

13 1. Strengthened Capacity of local CSOs for greater Government Transparency and budget accountability CSBAG and its members presenting to PS/ST, Director Budget and the Accountant General the CSO Budget Performance Report for Q2 FY 2016/17 in September 2016 at Ministry of Finance Conference Hall CSBAG in 2016 ably provided space for 145 CSOs to engage government on various Public Finance Management issues that affected the country. 80 of these were sub-national CSOs. In addition CSBAG is happy to report that it ably 13 district based budget coalitions to steer budget advocacy at the district level. Through these collaborative efforts, we witnessed increasing CSO abilities, in making government and political leaders, across all levels, more accountable to citizens in relation to the budget and public finance management policies and processes. Such collaborations included CSO participation in 20 Local Government Budget Consultative Workshops and the National Budget Conference where CSOs presented 38 pro poor budget proposals for FY 2017/18 to all local governments and municipalities. CSBAG is also proud to have mobilized CSOs on request of IMF to provide input into the review of the seventh Policy Support Instrument that the IMF has with Uganda authorities specifically on the monetary policy and financial stability. This input was captured in the final report published by IMF (pg. 15) specifically on Nonperforming loans and how this has constrained private sector credit, as well as strengthening BOU s regulatory role on banking institutions using the case of Crane Bank. CSBAG also mobilized its members to assess the Government Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) 2016/17 with the aim of increasing efficiency and effectiveness in the use of Public Resources. Another example of the power of a collective voice was when over 50 CSOs participated in national budget advocacy for the financial year 2016/17. Through this initiative, CSOs successfully lobbied Parliament which adopted 35 of its proposals in the final budget for the financial year 2016/17. Through these engagements, we have seen CSOs cause government to take action on issues they would have not intervened should they not have raised them. These and more successes registered are a true testimony of the power collectiveness in advocacy. 13

14 Increasing citizens access to evidence for advocacy on pro-poor budgets 2. CSBAG staff sharing CSBAG knowledge materials at the CSBAG staff during the Women s Week at Hotel Africana, 19th October 2016 Most citizens lack requisite information and knowledge especially on sector investment plans, work plans, budget execution and performance which if critical is they are to hold their leaders accountable. In order to address this challenge, CSBAG produced simplified, credible, synthesized and timely budget information that was used by legislators and citizens in general to support our various budget advocacy campaigns in Specifically 39 knowledge products were produced in 2016 including budget guides, and position papers on the budget among. Key of these publications included the Citizens Budget FY 2016/17 which was used widely in the 2016/17 budget advocacy engagements when meeting with the MFPED and MPs. The other popular publication CSBAG produced was the Fact Sheet on Taxing MPs which was a key resource document during the Tax MPs tax exemption campaign implemented nationwide. These publications were key in supporting the citizens understanding of key budget strategies. They were also crucial in guiding debate and discussion on the budget and other public finance management issues. 14

15 3. Engaging the financial sub sector for fair interest rating system CSBAG ED and team members at a press conference calling for capping of interest rates at the CSBAG offices on 3rd September 2016 The growth of Uganda s economy is an area CSBAG keenly monitored in 2016 specifically the Monetary Policy affairs. We raised concern and held discussions around Bank of Uganda s inability to regulate interest rates by commercial banks. We rallied CSOs, organised media campaigns and met stakeholders like the Uganda Bankers Association and Parliament over the same. Through this, we ignited discussion on lowering interest to increase discretionary income which if effectively done would lead to a rise in consumer spending and a multiplier effect on the real economy. Our work contributed to mounting pressure on the financial sub-sector, which responded positively by gradually reducing interest rates. The rates which were at 24.9%, at the start of this campaign, had reduced to 22.8% by December Hon. Kasaija the Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, in December 2016 intimated that strategically, government plans to strengthen the Uganda Development Bank to compete with commercial banks which would consequently force them to reduce lending rates. Furthermore, government acknowledged our conviction that domestic borrowing is partly to blame for high interest rates and such, the government announced a reduction of domestic borrowing from UGX 1,616bn in FY 2015/16 to UGX 597bnFY 2016/17. CSBAG shall continue engaginging on this matter and is strongly interested in support activities aimed at sponsoring a Private Members Bill on (a) capping interest rates, (b) standardizing loans and (c) establishing a stabilization fund and tribunal for arbitrating loan consumer matters. 15

16 Streamlining CSO collaboration with Parliament on Public Finance Management 4. CSBAG members and MPs during the launch of the Parliamentary Forum on Public Finance Management at Parliament Conference hall on 23rd September 2016 The need to have Parliament at the fore front of supporting prudent PFM reforms that the GoU has set up remains very critical to CSBAG. As such, we are proud to have partnered with like-minded MPs and established a Parliamentary Forum on PFM in September We jointly pushed for increased local government adherence to the PFMA, 2015; 16 we also worked extensively with the forum to push for fair interest rating system in Uganda. CSBAG commits to continue supporting the forum through provision of timely, accurate and analyzed budget information to aid their engagement on PFM work at Parliament level.

17 5. Promoting participatory Budgeting as a vehicle for improved budget accountability PBC members submits during a budget dialogue at the Kibuku District Head Quarters, March 2016 In our effort to deepen participatory and inclusive budgeting, CSBAG in 2016 embarked on the process of up scaling its Participatory Budget Approach. An additional 24 Participatory Budget Clubs (PBCs) were established in the districts ofkibaale, Kibuku, Abim, Agago and Sheema districts increasing the total number of PBCs to 34 PBCs with a membership of 720 community members in all the five districts. Their abilities to adequately track performance of government budgets and to assert their rights and hold their leaders accountable were strengthened. In addition, platforms were created through regular public meetings that facilitated dialogue between leaders and citizens on public expenditure and service delivery challenges. As a result, we witnessed increased citizens voice and action for quality service delivery at district level. We witnessed scenarios where community members put their duty bearers to task to explain why services due to them are delivered in poor quality or quantity. Specifically, at Kigarama Health Center III in Sheema district, the PBCs caused partitioning of the General Ward to give privacy to patients. Before PBC intervention, old and young as well as male and female patients were being hosted in the same ward. In addition to this, our grassroots accountability work contributed to influencing the district budget decisions as illustrated in Kibuku district where PBCs managed to push for inclusion of citizens concerns to form part of the priorities of the 2017/18 draft district budgets. 17

18 Nurturing citizens activism for a fair taxation regime. 6. Citizens in Bushenyi during a street march against MPs proposal not to pay income tax on their allowances in December 2016 Since citizens contribute to the revenue of the country, they have a legitimate role to demand for improved revenue mobilization as well as for a progressive and fair tax regime. We are glad to report that for the financial year 2016/17, CSBAG and its members successfully lobbied government to adopt 3 of its alternative tax proposals to government in order to increase the taxation base. Furthermore, CSBAG s partnership with the MFPED under the Department for Economic Affairs, which is in charge of taxation policy, was strengthened on how to address the legal and regulatory framework to improve the taxation system and tax administration in Uganda. CSBAG also started collaborations within the Local Government Finance Commission to start tackling impediments to improve local government financing where the bulk of service delivery takes place. 18 In the same period, CSBAG dedicated its energy to building a critical mass for a fair taxation regime. We worked with 56 CSOs and partners to implement a nationwide campaign to challenge the amendment of the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which sought to exempt Members of Parliament from paying income tax on their allowances. Through this campaign 4.5 million citizens were mobilized to petition the President not to sign the Bill. Although the President went ahead to sign the bill into law, the campaign resulted into a growing momentum among citizens to demand for progressive and fair taxation. We also observed increased civic consciousness and interest over taxation issues, which is a key factor in promoting tax compliance and accountability.

19 7. Shaping the national budget priorities CSOs petition State Minister for Finance Fred Omach during the Civil Society pre budget dialogue on national budget 2016/17 at UMA Conference Hall in Kampala, March Inclusive and participatory budgeting offers citizens at large an opportunity to deliberate, debate, and influence the allocation of resources to ensure that the most marginalized benefit from Government resource allocation. In 2016, CSBAG worked with over 80 CSOs and 700 citizens to prepare a Citizens Budget for the Financial year 2016/17 an advocacy tool we used to influence government budget from a pro-poor and gender sensitive perspective. We provided space for CSBAG members to analyze the budget and generate alternative proposals, which were presented to 6 Parliamentary Committees in April We are glad to report that through its 9 Thematic Working Groups, CSBAG successfully engaged the national budget process and these efforts yielded results as 35 out of the 80 CSO alternative budget proposals were adopted by the government in the sectors of health, education, water and environment, social development among others. Eventually through this advocacy, funds were allocated to all LGs to recruit agriculture extension staff to facilitate the single spine extension system. In the health sector funds were allocated for securing the banker for the chemo machine for cancer patients at Mulago Hospital. In regard to social development, the SAGE programme has been rolled out to 40 districts. These are some of the few areas that we pushed for in FY 2016/17 budget. 19

20 Pictorial CSBAG member making a contribution during the CSBAG AGM Held in March 2016 A citizen from Kibuku district, calling on citizens to append their signatures to the MPs Tax petition in April

21 Mr. Julius Mukunda CSBAG, ED Facilitating a session during the Joint Accountability Sector Annual Review, September 2016 Hon. Ssebunya Kasule Chairperson of the Parliament Finance Committee and the Vie Chair Hon. Okello receive the CSO perspectives on macro economy and its Impact on FY 2016/17 from the CSBAG Executive Director, 7th April 2016 CSBAG in September came out strongly to demand for Government intervention on the high cost of credit. CSOs called for capping of interest rates and amendment of Financial Institutions Act. Todate Banking institutions have reduced their interest rates though much more can still be done. 21

22 How we collaborated with our allies and networks Membership/ Spaces Public Expenditure Management Committee (PEMCOM)- Ministry of Finance Accountability Sector Working Group CSBAG members, CSO partners and allies Citizens Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Parliament CSBAG Contribution Submitted CSBAG proposals on the Public Finance Management Action Matrix. 10 of these were adopted Submitted proposal on the Public Finance Management Regulations- 1 CSO proposal was adopted Submitted CSO Position paper oh the performance of the sector FY 2015/16 Participated in the review of the Strategic Plan for the Sector Provided space for 141 CSOs to engage in budget advocacy initiatives. Key of these includes the CSO Budget Advocacy for FY 2016/17, budget performance monitoring at Local Government level, Developing a CSO matrix for FY 2016/17 national budget, #MPsTax campaign among others 4.5 million Citizens were mobilised to engage in nationwide campaign on taxing MPs allowances. 720 citizens at grassroots were organised to engage in budget monitoring and service delivery tracking and we provided them with space to dialogue with Government for improved service delivery. CSBAG provided space to MFPED to interact with citizens through CSO Public dialogues, Q&A Sessions at Ministry of Finance among others. The Ministry provided CSBAG space to participate in Local Government budget consultative workshops, National Budget Conference on FY 2017/18 budget. Quarterly sessions to present and discuss CSO Budget Performance information on a quarterly basis. CSBAG also together with MFPED developed an annual CSO budget advocacy matrix which guided or engagement in this period CSBAG engaged 6 Parliament Committees in its efforts to influence the National Budget for FY 2016/17. CSBAG supported the Parliament through provision of simplified, analyzed budget information e.g. the Simplified version of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015 aimed at enabling easier understanding of the provisions in this law. CSBAG collaborated with likeminded MPs to establish Parliament Forum on Public Finance Management 22

23 What our stakeholders say about our 2016 work CSBAG work at the local and national level has saved Uganda billions of shillings. I cannot quantify their work in monetary terms. Their vigilance has helped us remove so many ghost names from Government s pay roll. They are a useful partner to Government Margaret Kakande, Head of the Budget Monitoring & Accountability Unity Ministry of Finance, April 2016 We are grateful to CSBAG for mobilizing us CSOs to present our service delivery monitoring findings with duty bearers from both the Central Government and Local Governments in the Eastern Region during the Local Government Budget Consultative Workshops for FY 2017/18 organised by Ministry of Finance. This was a great opportunity for TAC to inform the plans and budgets for most of the local governments for FY 2017/18 Paul Okiring, Coordinator Teso Anti-Corruption (TAC), October 2016;...I was in labour; I did not have money to go to Abim Hospital for delivery. I was very worried because I could not walk all the way to Abim Hospital. Then I remembered that Atunga Health Centre II had a new midwife, so I went there to deliver a baby girl. I am happy! Florence Awillii, Abim District, 2016 shares her story of accessible maternal health care made possible after CSBAG s Participatory Budget Clubs in ABIM successfully lobbied for posting of a midwife FOR Atunga Health CenterII 23

24 Governance Julius Kapwepwe Chairperson Elliot Orizaarwa Vice Chairperson Imelda Namagga Treasurer Ahmed Hadji Member Nelly Busingye Mugisha Member Paul Onapa Member Sam Mutabazi Member Julius Mukunda Ex-Officio/ Board Secretary 24

25 The Pillars that held high our people centered budget advocacy in 2016 Julius Mukunda Coordinator Carol Namagembe Program Associate Annet Namazzi Tamale Finance Manager David Walakira Budget Policy Specialist Patrick Katabaazi Budget Policy Specialist John Mark Agong Budget Policy Specialist John Akorae birungi Budget Policy Specialist Jeff Wadulo CSBAG Parliament Liaison officer Lydia Kobusinge Program Assistant Ignatius Byaruhanga Program Assistant Stella Mugena Program Assistant Gerald Naloda Project Accountant Doreen Sanyu Uwimana Finance Assistant 25

26 26 Maliki Nyakiira Finance Assistant David Acellem Oryem Field Officer Agago Jenina Ninsima Bahandikwa Field Officer Sheema David Obonyo Field OfficerAbim Kellen Tatweebwa Field OfficerKibaale Moses Kagwa Field OfficerKibuku James B. Katama Field AssistantKibuku Margaret Ssanyu Field AssistantKibale Evas Kanyesigye IT Assistant Jovanice Mpirirwe Administrative Assistant John Kanyarusoke Driver Mani David Walimbwa Day Guard

27 Aware that making the lives of Ugandans more dignified through a pro-people budget can t be done by one agency, CSBAG is grateful to all of you who joined us to burn candles at night to study policy documents, engage policy makers, and mobilize citizens to ensure that their concerns become central in the budget decision making processes. 27

28 Income statement INCOME Ugx 2,857,761,737 DGF 1,145,265,859 USAID Uganda/UKAID, GAPP 593,568,322 DIAKONIA 332,388,391 OXFAM 177,699,225 Membership Contributions 129,617,194 Disability Rights Fund 71,679,339 Other Incomes 34,773,261 Advocacy for Betther Health 12,945,645 HIVOS 10,064,813 28

29 Expenditure statement EXPENDITURE Ugx 2,461,947,934 CSBAG TAX CONTRIBUTION 2016 (Ugx) Pay as You Earn and Local Service Tax 113,376,723 Value Added Tax Contributions 32,680,462 Withholding Tax 14,915,035 Total Tax Contribution 160,972,220 Influencing and shaping Fiscal Policies 682,035,773 Capacity strengthen for CSOs, Legslators in budget anaysis and advocacy 429,554,040 Human resource Development 379,959,135 Participatory Planning and Budgeting 364,708,340 Budget Advocacy 312,567,168 Institutional Development 290,886,203 Bank Interests 2,237,275 29

30 News Headline we made in 2016 TRENDING CSBAG HASHTAGS IN

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32 Who we collaborated with in 2016 Budget advocacy Regional Office (PPD-ARO) 1. Action Aid-Uganda 38. Program for Accessible Health Communication and 2. Action For Development (ACFODE) Education (PACE) 3. Action Group for Health Human Rights and HIV-AIDs 39. Rwenzori Anti -Corruption Coalition(RAC) (AGHA-Uganda) 40. Samasha Medical Foundation 4. Advocacy for Better Health 41. Save Health Uganda (SHU) 5. Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment 42. Southern and Eastern African Trade, Information and (ACODE) Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) 6. Africa Youth Development Link (AYDL) 43. Strategic Organisation for Real Action (SORAK) 7. African Centre for Trade and Development(ACTADE) 44. Teso Anti-Corruption Coalition(TAC) 8. Agago NGO Forum 45. The Apac Anti-Corruption Coalition(TAACC) 9. Anti-Corruption Coalition Busoga(ACCOB) 46. The Uganda Network of AIDS Service Organisations 10. Asha Rayzn Foundation (ARF) (UNASO) 11. Centre for Health, Human Rights and Development 47. Uganda Debt Network (UDN) (CEHURD) 48. Uganda Energy Network 12. Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development 49. Uganda Family Planning Consortium (UFPC) (HEPS) Uganda 50. Uganda National NGO Forum(UNNGOF) 13. Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers 51. Uganda Road Sector Support Initiative (URSSI) Forum (ESAFF) 52. Uganda Water and Sanitation Network 14. Faith to Action Network 53. Uganda Youth Network 15. Food Rights Alliance (FRA) 54. Water Aid Uganda 16. Forum for Community Transformation(FCT) 55. Women and Girl Child Development Association 17. Forum For Women In Democracy (FOWODE) (WEGCDA) 18. Fowode Young Leaders Alumni Association(FYLAA) 19. German Foundation for World Population (DSW Tax Justice Advocacy UGANDA) 1. Action Aid- Uganda 20. Global Forum for Development(GLOFORD) 2. Action for Community Development (ACODEV) Uganda 21. Global Health Network Uganda 3. Action for Development 22. Hope After Rape 4. Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment 23. Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation(ISER) (ACODE) 24. Jenga Afrika 5. Africa Freedom Information Center 25. Kibaale Civil Society Network (KCSON) 6. Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) 26. Kibaale District Farmers Association(KDFA) 7. African Centre For Trade And Development (ACTADE) 27. Kick Corruption out of Kigezi(KICK-U) 8. African Youth Development Link (AYDL) uman Resource Development 679,959, Lira NGO Forum 9. Anti-Corruption Coalition of Busoga (ACCOB) 29. Masindi District HIV Consortium 10. Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU) fluencing and Shaping fiscal Policies 586, 667, Ministry of Health Reproductive Health Supplies 11. Arua NGO Forum Coalition (MOH RHSC) 12. Bugiri NGO Forum stitutional Develoment 386,254, National Forum of PLHA Networks in Uganda 13. Center for Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) (NAFOPHANU) rticipatory Planning and Budgeting 364,708, Church of Uganda-Teso Diocese Planning and 32. Nebbi NGO Forum Development office (COU-TEDDO) 33. Northern Uganda Anti-Corruption Coalition(NUACC) 15. Citizens Watch -IT (CEW-IT) pacity strengthening in budget advocacy and analysis 329,554, Nurture Africa, 16. Council for African Policy (CAP) velopment 35. of alternative Pader NGO Forum, budget policy proposals 112,567, Development Network of Indigenous Voluntary 36. Participatory Ecological Land Use Management Association (DENIVA) nk Interest 2,237,275 (PELUM) 18. Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers 37. Partners in Population and Development Africa Forum (ESAFF) 19. Food Rights Alliance (FRA) 32

33 20. Forum for Community Transformation 21. Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) 22. Friends Of Christ Revival Ministries (FOCREV) 23. German Foundation for World Population (DSW) 24. Global Forum for Development (GLOFORD) Uganda 25. Global Health Network Uganda 26. Global Support Development Initiative Uganda 27. Gulu NGO Forum 28. Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) 29. Institute of Social and Economic Rights (ISER) 30. Jenga Afrika 31. Kabarole NGO and CBO Association (KANCA) 32. Kalangala NGO Forum 33. Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) 34. Kamuli NGO Forum 35. Kamwenge Development Centre (KDC) 36. Kanungu Community Efforts for Rural Transformation (KACOERT) 37. Kapchora CSO Association 38. Karambi Action for Life Improvement (KALI) 39. Katakwi District Development Actors Network (KADDAN) 40. Kibaale District Civil Society Organizations Network (KSCON) 41. Kiboga NGO Forum 42. Kick Corruption Out Of Uganda (KICK-U) 43. Kumi District NGO Network of NGOs 44. Kumi Network of Development Organisation (KUNEDO) 45. Law & Government Advocates 46. Lira Diocese Media Limited 47. Lira NGO Forum 48. Masindi NGO Forum 49. Mbarara District Network of CSOs 50. Midwestern Regional Center for Domestic and Human Rights (MICOD) 51. Moyo NGO Forum 52. National Forum of PLHA Networks in Uganda (NAFOPHANU) 53. Nebbi-NGO-Forum 54. OXFAM-Uganda 55. Pader NGO Forum 56. Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Uganda 57. Public Affairs Center, Soroti 58. Recreation for Peace and Development (RDP) 59. Riam Riam 60. Rwenzori Anti-Corruption Coalition (RAC) 61. Rwenzori Consortium for Civil competence 62. Rwenzori Forum for Peace and Justice 63. Save the Children in Uganda 64. Sebei Diocese Community Development & Empowerment (SD CODE) 65. Send a cow Uganda 66. Shelter & Settlements Alternatives- Uganda (SSA-U) 67. Soroti Catholic Diocese justice and peace commission (SOCAJAPIC) 68. Southern African and East African Trade and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI-Uganda) 69. Strategic Organization for Real Action(SORAK) 70. Student for Global Democracy Uganda 71. Teso Anti-corruption Coalition (TAC) 72. Teso Initiative for Peace(TIP) 73. Teso Religious Leaders Efforts for Peace and Reconciliation (TERELEPAR) 74. The Apac Anti-Corruption Coalition (TAAC) 75. Tororo Civil Society Network 76. Transparency International Uganda 77. Uganda Debt Network (UDN) 78. Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) 79. Uganda National AIDS Organizations (UNASO) 80. Uganda National NGO Forum 81. Uganda Road Support Sector Initiative (URSSI) 82. Uganda Women s Network (UWONET) 83. Uganda Youth Network (UYONET) 84. VEGO Productions 85. Western Ankole Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) 86. Women and Girl Child Development Association (WEGCDA) Fiscal and Public Finance Management 1. Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) 2. Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda 3. Centre for Women in Governance (CEWIGO) 4. Development Initiatives (DI) 5. Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) 6. Southern and Eastern African Trade, Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) 7. Transparency International Uganda 8. Uganda Debt Network (UDN) 9. Uganda National NGO Forum 33

34 Local Government Financing and Accountability 1. Abela Youth For The Purpose 2. Action Aid- Uganda 3. Action for Community Development (ACODEV) Uganda 4. Action for Development (ACFODE) 5. Action Group for Health Human Rights and HIV/AIDS 6. Adina Foundation Ug 7. Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) 8. African Centre For Trade And Development (ACTADE) 9. African Youth Development Link (AYDL) 10. Agency for Sustainable Rural Transformation (AFSART) 11. Anguli Youth 12. Arua NGO Forum 13. Atapara Mission 14. Campaign against Domestic Violence in the Community (CADOVIC) 15. Center for Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) 16. Child hug uganda 17. Child Rights Empowerment and Development Organisation (CEDO) 18. Children and Wives of Disabled Children (CAWODISA 19. Church of Uganda-Teso Diocese Planning and Development office (COU-TEDDO) 20. Citizen Watch- IT 21. Council for African Policy (CAP) 22. Council for African Policy (CAP) 23. Every Child Ministries 24. Forum for Community Transformation.(FCT) 25. Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) 26. Friends Of Christ Revival Ministries (FOCREV) 27. German Foundation for World Population (DSW) 28. GLAD I AM 18 YOUTH NETWORK 29. Global Health Network Uganda (GHNU) 30. Global Support Development Initiative Uganda 31. Gulu NGO-Forum (GNF) 32. Gulu Women with Disability Union (GWEDU 33. Human Rights Activists and Monitoring Organisation (HURAMO UGANDA 34. Jenga Afrika 35. Kabarole NGO and CBO Association (KANCA) 36. Kalangala NGO Forum 37. Kamwenge Development Centre (KDC) 38. Kanungu Community Efforts for Rural Transformation (KACOERT) 39. Karambi Action for Life Improvement (KALI) 40. Kasenyi CDC 41. Katakwi District Development Actors Network (KADDAN) 42. Kibaale District Civil Society Organisations Network (KSCON) 43. Kibaale District Farmers Association (KDFA 44. Kibale Civil Society Network (KCSON) 45. KIC APAC 46. Kick Corruption out of Kigezi (KICK-u) Kitgum NGO Forum (KINGFO) 48. Kumi Network of Development Organisation (KUNEDO) 49. Kwize Dev t Org. 50. Lapono United in Work-LUP 51. Lira Diocese Media Limited 52. Lira NGO-Forum 53. Lira Palwo WomenAssociation (LIPAWA) 54. Masindi District Hiv/Aids Consortium (MADHAC) 55. Mentor Educate Uganda 56. Mid Western Regional Centre for Democratic and Human Rights (MICOD) 57. Moyo NGO Forum 58. Mubende District Network of People Living With Hiv/Aids (MUDNET 59. Mubende district Women with Disability Association 60. National Forum of PLHA Networks in Uganda (NAFOPHANU) 61. Nebbi-NGO-Forum 62. NGO Link Forum Apac. 63. Northern Uganda Anti Coruption Coalition (NUACC) 64. NurTURE AFRICA 65. Nwoya Youth Center 66. Pader NGO Forum 67. Passion for Community Development 68. Patongo Council for Community Outreach 69. Pioneer Action for Sustainable Development (PASUD 70. Public Affairs Centres (PAC) 71. Recreation for Development and Peace Uganda (RDP) 72. Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU 73. Restless Development 74. Restoration of Agricultural Livelihood in Northern Uganda Compliments(RALNUC) 75. Rwenzori Anti-Corruption Coalition (RAC) 76. Save the Children in Uganda 77. Sebei Diocese Community Development & Empowerment (SD CODE) 78. Soroti Catholic Diocese justice and peace commission (SOCAJAPIC) 79. Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI-Uganda) 80. Strategic Organisation for Real Action (SORAK) 81. Supervisor Bayport F.S Gulu 82. Teso Anti-Corruption Coalition (TAC) 83. Teso Initiative for Peace(TIP) 84. Teso Religious Leaders Efforts for Peace and Reconciliation (TERELEPAR) 85. The Apac Anti-Corruption Coalition (TAAC) 86. Tianz Agro-Services 87. Transparency International-Uganda 88. Uganda Action Project (UWAP 89. Uganda Debt Network (UDN) 90. Uganda Land Alliance (ULA 91. Uganda National AIDS Organizations (UNASO) 92. Uganda National NGO-Forum 93. Uganda Road Support Sector Initiative (URSSI) 94. Uganda Youth Network (UYONET) 95. Volunteer Action Network (VAC-NET 96. Women and Girl Child Development Association (WEGCDA) 97. World Voices Uganda

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36 Vision A Uganda with a people centered budget that dignifies humanity Mission Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group [CSBAG] Plot 11 Vubya Close, Ntinda Nakawa Rd P.O. BOX 660, Ntinda Fixed line: csbag@csbag.org Website: CSBAG/Facebook.com Working towards ensuring that budgets at local and national levels are financed, designed, implemented and monitored to promote prudent and transparent allocation of national resources for the benefit of marginalized groups 36