Uganda's budget transparency score is 59 according to the Open Budget Survey 2023, but perform poorly on public involvement, at 15 on a scale of zero to 100.
The Civil society organisations, including the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG), SEATINI Uganda (a tax and trade rights NGO), health rights group (CERHUD), Food Rights Alliance, Oxfam Uganda and Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), fear for missed priorities and increasing debt burden.
