total of pb processes
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9

local government
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9

regional, state
​and national governments

0

other type of institution

0

large cities

0

capital cities

0

Legislation regarding the regulation of Participatory Budgeting experiences
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Yes. The community budget development guidance letter indicates that a participatory approach to budget development is preferred. In addition, some articles of the Decentralization Act are very favorable to the Participatory Budgeting process.​

Outstanding innovation
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The main innovation is that the approach promotes revenue mobilization by involving the actors of the Neighborhood Development Committees (CDQs); traditional chiefs and religious leaders.

Principal tendencies detected
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Significant increase in the participation of civil society organizations in the investment prioritization process. We also note the availability of traditional chiefs (canton chiefs, district chiefs) and religious leaders to get involved in raising awareness among the population about the payment of local taxes.

OTHER INFORMATION
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The budgetary context of Togo’s local authorities is characterized by a lack of subsidies, allocations and transfers.
The Territorial Communities Support Fund, which should provide resources for investments, is not yet operational. Also, the investment budget of the municipalities is composed exclusively of the 20% of the operating revenue for the investment. Based on this context, the BP process in Togo takes into account the entire investment budget of local authorities. In addition, this process also takes into account.

C O M M U N I T Y

capital

Lome

population

7 889 090

language

French

currency

West African CFA Franc

P O S I T I O N   O N   I N D E X E S

DEMOCRACY

138
AUTHORITARIAN

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

165
LOW

CORRUPTION PERCEPTION

129/180

WORLD HAPPINESS

139/156