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The Budget Working Group (BWG) meets on a monthly. This group analyses and advocates on the use and acquisition of public money at national and sub-national levels. Its activities include, conducting and sharing analyses on public budgets and the budget process from a civil society perspective, producing analytical briefs from time to time for public dissemination, conducting various advocacy activities to influence policy-making and implementation, and to provide a forum for shared learning and capacity enhancement in budget analysis and advocacy. The group normally meets on a monthly basis.

The Local Governance Working Group, using participatory process involving its members and consultations with key informants, envisions achieving the following aims and objectives:

2007 Budget briefs are provided below:

Meeting minutes of the Budget Working Group are provided below:

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After reviewing the Budget Guidelines, Policy Forum's Budget Working Group (BWG) produced four Pre-Budget briefs and launched them to the media and various stakeholders. The briefs present budget information in a simple way and ask key questions such as:

This popular version of the PCCA is a useful source of information and can assist Tanzanians to better understand not only the laws relating to corruption but further what can be done once an act of corruption has been identified.

Katika miaka kumi iliyopita, asasi za kiraia katika nchi zaidi ya 60 duniani zimeanzisha mikakati ya kuchunguza jinsi serikali zao zinavyotumia pesa za umma. Harakati hizi zimefikia kuangalia kila hatua katika ya mchakato wa bajeti: mipango, utengaji wa mafungu, matumizi na matokeo ya matumizi. 

Kikundi Kazi cha Serikali za Mitaa cha Policy Forum (LGWG) kimechapisha tafsiri rahisi ya kanuni za utawala kijijini. Kitabu hicho kinachoitwa 'UTAWALA WA KIDEMOKRASIA KATIKA JAMII: USHIRIKI WA WANANCHI KATIKA SERIKALI ZA MITAA (VITONGOJI, VIJIJI NA MITAA)', kinalenga kuhamasisha ushiriki wa wananchi katika mipango ya maendeleo katika vijiji na mitaa. Kama kawaida ya Policy Forum, kitabu hiki kiko kwa lugha rahisi na katuni ili kumpa hamu msomaji na kuongeza uelewa zaidi wa ujumbe kwa kile kilichokusudiwa kufika kwa mwananchi wa kawaida.

Ile dhamira ya Policy Forum kushirikiana na Ofisi ya Bunge mwaka huu wa 2008 imeanza kutekelezwa kwa mfululizo wa vikao vya pamoja na wabunge, maafisa wa ofisi ya bunge na wana-ASASI.