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Budget explorers help citizens understand where government funds -- and their tax contributions -- go. They're usually visual, and sometimes interactive, helping people become more literate in the budget-setting and expenditures process.
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TaxClock shows how public budget data can be used to help citizens better understand how governments spend our taxmoney.
A set of information technology (IT) tools to enable citizens to analyze state budgets, in theory to develop critical thinking to counter politicians’ populist rhetoric on complex economic issues.
How much of your work day is spent paying taxes?
Explora los Presupuestos Generales del Estado
Website was started by transparency NGO Public Knowledge Workshop to present the budget in a user-friendly, easier-to-understand format.
Public engagement has never been easier
Municipal Money is a web-based mobile responsive tool developed to provide the public with municipal financial data.
This Citizen Budget eDemocracy tool can show where tax dollars are spent, and allow the public to provide feedback more easily. With the Citizen Budget, you can cut or increase spending in various categories, and see how your choices would raise or lower taxes.
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