Parliament and Extractive Industries: Unit 6: Stage 3. Collection of Revenues

 

Unit 6 Questions

Please answer each of the following questions.  If you are taking this course in a group you may then meet to discuss your answers.

  1. Which data is there available on revenues from extractive industries in your country? Is this data publicly available?

  2. Which government entities are responsible for the collection of revenues? Is there good revenue management coordination at the government level? Are all involved agencies accurately delivering on their responsibilities?

  3. Do you think it is or has been a good idea for your country to sign up for EITI?

  4. If your country signed up for EITI, is Parliament represented on the Multi-Stakeholder Group? Why (not)? Is Parliament regularly informed by the proceedings of the EITI process? What could Parliament in your country do to be more involved in the EITI process?

 

Relevant Internet Resources

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: www.eitransparency.org

East African Legislative Assembly: http://www.eala.org/

Parliamentary Strengthening: http://www.parliamentarystrengthening.org/

 

Select Bibliography

National Democratic Institute (2007) “Transparency and accountability in Africa’s Extractive Industries: The role of the legislature” NDI

National Democratic Institute (2009) “EITI Guide for Legislators, how to support and strengthen resource transparency” NDI

Revenue Watch Institute (2008) “Drilling Down, the Civil Society Guide to Extractive Industry Revenues and the EITI”

 

 

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