Public Expenditure Tracking System
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Public expenditure tracking system (PETS) is a system of presenting financial information that allows stakeholders to see more clearly where money is coming from and where it is being spent, as well as allowing the service users to reconcile incoming funds with expenditures. It is sometimes referred to as "following the money
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PETS are increasingly used at district level in countries like Uganda
and Tanzania
to make budget flows transparent from local government
to service delivery agents.
Follow the Money
Follow the Money is an Emmy-award winning series of reports on the CBS Evening News reported by Sharyl Atkisson....
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PETS are increasingly used at district level in countries like Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
and Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
to make budget flows transparent from local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
to service delivery agents.