Tax and Transparency: The Treasury Map Approach

Mapa do Tesouro (Treasury Map) is a project of transparency in the public budget and in the analysis of its destinations allowing the availability through didactic strategies (“Simple Language”) of the financial, accounting and tax information of the municipality of Salvador (Bahia/Brazil) to the taxpayer. The positive results achieved were Transparency on tax information, and approximation of the citizen with the tax authorities. Examples of deliveries were the Business Intelligence (BI) Tools, regulation of the tax policy council, communication strategy based on booklets and social networks, and, periodic publications on Salvador Treasury and Finance Secretariat social networks.

This session is part of the “Transforming How We Work” block, which runs from 14:15-15:00 CET. The sessions in this block will appear in the following order:

·      The Office of Community Participation: Shifting Organisational Culture

·      Tax and Transparency: The Treasury Map Approach

·      Transforming Lives, Transforming Organisations: Unlocking Creativity and Collaboration in the Public Sector

·      Embedding Strategic Learning in Local Governments

·      An Integrated Approach to Tackling Homelessness