Budget Simulator FAQs
Given the current focus on government spending, forthcoming cuts and public perception of the whole situation, Budget Simulator has received a lot of attention over the last few months. We recently hit...
View ArticleConsultation and the comprehensive spending review
With the spending review recently announced, the focus is now on how to manage budget cuts at the same time as managing public satisfaction. To help achieve this, we’ve produced a short briefing paper...
View ArticleHeather talks about Delib’s open budget data project
Our Open Data project with iShed and Bristol City Council has been a white knuckle rollercoaster of data acquisition resulting in no data and a revision of our project. In this video Chris asks me...
View ArticleEngaging young people: Moray launch the Budget Challenge
An interactive budgeting challenge built by Delib has been launched by the Moray Community Planning Partnership focused on getting 16-24 year olds engaged on budgeting issues. Moray Council is...
View Article2010 – a year in budget consultation
With widespread public concern about the impact of spending cuts, increasing value has been placed on engaging and involving the public in budget-setting. In 2010, many organisation chose Budget...
View ArticleDoes Budget Simulator help increase engagement within the budget consultation...
“We never used to get that level of response from using paper surveys on budget consultation” - Walsall Council Prior to using Budget Simulator South Yorkshire Police Authority (SYPA) used to run focus...
View ArticleBudget-setting: it’s more than just cuts. PLUS how can you involve the public?
Cuts have been the background to budget consultation in recent years. When cuts must be made, it’s obviously essential to engage the public in budget setting. However it’s a worthwhile reminder that...
View ArticleDerbyshire Police Authority Budget Simulator goes live
Derbyshire Police Authority Budget Simulator is now live to the public The Police Authority set the budget for Derbyshire Police Force, and are using the simulator to give local stakeholders the...
View ArticleArgyll and Bute Council use Budget Simulator as part of their budget setting...
Argyll and Bute Council have just finished their budget setting process for the year. The Council used a variety of feedback mechanisms to inform the budget setting process including allowing...
View ArticleEmerging Good Practices in Budget Consultation
The Open Budget Survey is a biennial report produced by The International Budget Partnership and is the only independent, comparative, and regular measure of budget transparency and accountability...
View ArticleCity of Winnipeg use Budget Simulator as part of their budget process.
The City of Winnipeg has chosen Budget Simulator to give their citizens an opportunity to show how they would allocate the budget between it’s departments. The City faces major deficits in funding for...
View ArticleWorcester City Council launch a very vibrant Budget Simulator
Worcester City Council have chosen Budget Simulator to give its 98,700 residents the opportunity to experience some of the tricky decisions it faces for the 2014/15 budget. What would you do? Due to...
View ArticleGovernment of Alberta consult on amateur sport using Budget Simulator
The Government of Alberta are using Budget Simulator to contribute to the renewal of the Alberta Sports Plan. The Alberta Sports Plan Simulator is a province-wide initiative, with the results providing...
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