Local Government
1876
Large Cities
2
Capital Cities
26
Regional or State Governments
26
National Government
0
Other Institutions
0
Local Government
1876
Large Cities
2
Capital Cities
26
Regional or State Governments
26
National Government
0
Other Institutions
0
Community
Capital
Lima
Population
32 510 450
Language
Spanish
Currency
Sol
Indexes
Democracy
58
Flawed Democracy
Democracy
Democracy
58
Flawed Democracy
Democracy
Corruption Perception
101/180
High
Corruption Perception
Corruption Perception
101/180
High
Corruption Perception
Human Development
82
High
Human Development
Human Development
82
High
Human Development
World Happiness
63/153
High
World Happiness
World Happiness
63/153
High
World Happiness
Global Peace
80
Medium
Global Peace
Global Peace
80
Medium
Global Peace
Global Terrorism
67
Low
Global Terrorism
Global Terrorism
67
Low
Global Terrorism
Legislação sobre Orçamentos Participativos
Law No. 28056, the Participatory Budgeting Framework Law, modified by Law No. 29298, has as its guiding principles the promotion of equity, efficiency, transparency and democracy in the joint decisions between the organized civil population and the authorities, regarding the use of investment resources of the entities of the Regional Governments and Local governments.
In these 17 years, the application of the Law has led to the empowerment of the population in investment decisions at the regional and local levels. Hence, this process has achieved legitimacy among the population and the authorities, which is reflected in the dynamics of participation in the workshops that are held annually.
One of the negative aspects of the application of the Law has been the “atomization of investments”, which is referred to the election - by the population - of projects of low importance and cost, that solve punctual necessities of the localities (asphalting of a street; illumination of a park; construction of a sports field; etc.) but do not represent solutions to major problems of the district or department (gaps in departmental road infrastructure; access of rural populations to basic sanitation networks; etc.).
As the Peruvian Institute of Economics (IPE) points out, a large number of small projects (atomization) within a departmental or district government can generate the problem of high fixed costs (in the investment stage) or operational and management costs (in the operation phase), which could be avoided by being grouped into a single local development program.
Outstanding Innovations
For the following years, it is being contemplated the introduction of the information and communication technologies (ICT) in order to develop the training of the population and regional and local authorities that must be adjusted to the needs and characteristics of the population of the jurisdiction.
Impacts of COVID-19 Disease on PB
- PB have been suspended: 87%
- PB continued to function normally: 0%
- PB have undergone changes/adaptations: 13%
Main Trends of PB in the Country During the Pandemic
In this regard, it is important to point out that through the Emergency Decree No. 057-2020, an Emergency Decree that dictates complementary measures for Regional and Local governments in the framework of health emergency care due to the effects of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) and dictates other provisions, the activities of the Participatory Budget are suspended for the year 2020 in Peru, given the health emergency declared by the Executive Branch. However, this suspension excludes the RMs and LGs that, as of May 2020, have developed the Participatory Budget Process, or those that have implemented virtual participation mechanisms (through the use of information and communication technologies), which do not imply a risk for the participating agents, and which ensure an inclusive and representative participation of all organizations and citizens.
Additional Information
Currently, the normative and methodological aspects of the Participatory Budget process in Peru are being reviewed and modified in order to update this citizen participation tool.
A greater articulation with other public management instruments will now be considered, such as the Multi-annual Investment Programming (which directs the investments of public entities to close infrastructure gaps or access to prioritized services) and the Multi-annual Expenditure Programming (establishes the amounts of activities and investments that will be financed in the next three years) that provides greater coherence to the process and to the investment portfolios of GR and GL.
Also, there is a change regarding the scheduling of the Participatory Budgeting, it will now have a multi-year approach (for the four years of local management), instead of the application of one year, as was the case until now; and it will be given greater coordination of investment planning among the three levels of government (National, Regional and Local), in order to create synergies and complementarities and avoid the atomization and duplication of investments.
