Local Government
9
Large Cities
0
Capital Cities
0
Regional or State Governments
0
National Government
0
Other Institutions
0
Local Government
9
Large Cities
0
Capital Cities
0
Regional or State Governments
0
National Government
0
Other Institutions
0
Community
Capital
Lome
Population
7 889 090
Language
French
Currency
CFA Franc
Indexes
Democracy
138
Authoritarian
Democracy
Democracy
138
Authoritarian
Democracy
Corruption Perception
129/180
Corruption Perception
Corruption Perception
129/180
Corruption Perception
Human Development
165
Low
Human Development
Human Development
165
Low
Human Development
World Happiness
139/156
World Happiness
World Happiness
139/156
World Happiness
Legislation Regarding the Regulation of Participatory Budgeting Experiences
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
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
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
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.
