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The role of Civil Society Groups in Tracking Taxes at the Federal, State and Local Government levels; Contd. Ensure that aspiring political office holders clearly understand the Tax Policy and are able to articulate their plans for the tax system to which they will be held accountable. This can be done by: Forming strategic alliances with government on budget formulation and other legislative issues. Government authorities can also work strategically with CSO partners to pursue policy initiatives which may otherwise be undermined or blocked by vested interests. For example, a government considering reallocating funds from underperforming public enterprises to its basic education budget could enlist the support of CSOs to present some data to support its case āœ“ Getting Involved in budget monitoring. Finally, CSOs can serve as an important asset in monitoring the implementation of government budgets particularly when decentralized units are implementing projects in remote parts of a country. In this regard, CSOs can serve as whistleblowers to alert government officials of any improper practices.
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