Interactive Navigation of Global Data Barometer 2024 Dataset
| Country | Pillar | Cluster | Action Area | Question/Indicator | Level | Response | Score | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Extent of existence:
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L3 | 1.0 | Caribbean | |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Existence Question 3 How comprehensive in terms of jurisdiction is the coverage of the framework assessed for this question?
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L4 | The framework provides national coverage. | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Existence Question 4 How comprehensive is the coverage of the framework assessed for this indicator?
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L4 | The framework covers all or most of the public sector. | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Are there any notable exceptions? Eg defense sector
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L4 | There are no notable exceptions. | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Existence summary:
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L3 | - | Caribbean | |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Existence Question 5 Please summarize your answers to the preceding existence subquestions including the extent of existence
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L4 | The Public Finance Management Act, 2023 (1) comprehensively addresses the management of public finan ... | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | (1) https://www.oas.org/es/sla/dlc/mesicic/docs/InfAvance_bhs2024a2.pdf | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements
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L2 | 48.3 | Caribbean | |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Provisions for definitions, kinds, and fields:
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L3 | 8.3 | Caribbean | |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements Question 1 Summary reports must be provided as structured data
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L4 | No | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements Question 2 Expenditure information at the most disaggregated level of the economic classification must be provided as structured data
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L4 | Partially | 4.2 | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please explain your Partially response
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L4 | The expenditure data are published as structured data. The disaggregated level was not specified. Fi ... | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | (1) Section 143, 2 (k); (2) Section 50, 2 (a); First Schedule; Second Schedule - Public Finance Mana ... | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements Question 3 The framework requires executive budget proposal information to be provided as structured data
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L4 | No | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements Question 4 The framework requires the approved or enacted budget to be provided as structured data
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L4 | No | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements Question 5 The framework requires inyear reports as structured data
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L4 | No | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements Question 6 The framework requires yearend reports as structured data
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L4 | Partially | 4.2 | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please explain your Partially response
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L4 | Part VII details the accounts and reports accounting including monthly, quarterly and annual reports ... | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Part VII, Section 98 and Part VII, Section 110 - Public Finance Management Act, 2023 | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Provisions for data quality:
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L3 | 15.0 | Caribbean | |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements Question 7 The framework empowers an agency or official to ensure the accurate and timely collection and publication of required data
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely reporting (Section 1 ... | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements Question 8 The framework requires a verification process
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L4 | Partially | 5.0 | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please briefly explain the verification process used
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L4 | The role of the Treasurer is to verify the payments as follows: 'verifying that payments are process ... | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please explain your Partially response including which parts of the collected data the framework requires to be verified and which parts it does not
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L4 | This verification process is focused on the payments execution, it is not clear the verification of ... | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 9, l - Public Finance Management Act, 2023 | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Provisions for collection and access:
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L3 | 25.0 | Caribbean | |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements Question 9 The framework supports the digital collection of data
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Does the framework support the collection of structured data? Please explain your response
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L4 | The Act stipulates the use of electronic financial information system, and that financial and non-fi ... | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
|
L4 | Section 143, c and d - Public Finance Management Act, 2023 | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements Question 10 The framework requires that data is regularly updated
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | The Fifth Schedule mentions a mid-year review that will update the budget information. Section 95 in ... | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements Question 11 The framework discusses public access to the data
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L4 | Partially | 5.0 | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please explain your Partially response
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L4 | The Act mentions documents accessible to the public via a Government website in the definition of 'p ... | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Does the framework support the publication of open data? Please explain your response
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L4 | The framework does not specifically mention open data. | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Sections 40, 74, 95, 96, 99, 107 - Public Finance Management Act, 2023 | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements summary:
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L3 | - | Caribbean | |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Elements Question 12 Please summarize your answers to the preceding element subquestions
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L4 | The Public Finance Management Act 2023 details the publication elements of financial data, although ... | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | (1) https://www.oas.org/es/sla/dlc/mesicic/docs/InfAvance_bhs2024a2.pdf | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Availability | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Availability (PF): Budget and spend data
To what extent is detailed government budget and spending information (budget execution) available for public use?
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L1 | 41.8 | Caribbean | |
| Bahamas | Availability | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Availability (PF): Budget and spend data
Existence
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L2 | 1.0 | Caribbean | |
| Bahamas | Availability | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Availability (PF): Budget and spend data
Exist of existence:
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L3 | 1.0 | Caribbean | |
| Bahamas | Availability | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Availability (PF): Budget and spend data
Existence Question 1 Is this data available online in any form?
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L4 | Data is available from government, or because of government actions. | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Availability | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Availability (PF): Budget and spend data
Please provide a URLs for where this data can be found
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L4 | (1) https://data.bahamasbudget.gov.bs/ | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Availability | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Availability (PF): Budget and spend data
Extent of existence:
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L3 | 1.0 | Caribbean | |
| Bahamas | Availability | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Availability (PF): Budget and spend data
Existence Question 2 How nationally comprehensive is the data assessed for this indicator?
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L4 | The data assessed provides national coverage. | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Availability | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Availability (PF): Budget and spend data
Existence Question 3 How comprehensive in terms of parts of government covered is the data?
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L4 | The data assessed covers the majority of the public sector (including state-owned enterprises or cor ... | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Availability | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Availability (PF): Budget and spend data
Please explain your answer
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L4 | The data contain the comprehensive budget estimates and actual expenditure. | - | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Availability | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Availability (PF): Budget and spend data
Existence summary:
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L3 | - | Caribbean | |
| Bahamas | Availability | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Availability (PF): Budget and spend data
Existence Question 4 Please summarize your answers to the preceding existence subquestions including the extent of existence
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L4 | The Government website has evidence of budget and spending data including 2022 data, and 2024 report ... | - | Caribbean |