v7 FreeBalance Help

Overview

The FreeBalance Transparency Portal extracts budget and budget execution data from the transaction records of the country financial management system to ensure accurate data is available for public access. Accurate and current information improves the integrity of the transparency initiative. Users have at a glance access to key financial performance information and have access to drill down to the supporting details. All of this information is derived from information extracted from the budget execution transactional system.

Viewing Data

There are two major groupings of fiscal data accessible from the main page: Revenues and Expenditures. Aggregate figures are displayed on this page. They function in a similar fashion. 

1. Select the branch of fiscal data you wish to view.

The system will display aggregate values for the fiscal group selected. The screenshot below displays aggregate Expenditure data.

2. Select the Fiscal Year from the drop-down menu.

• Fiscal Year - Accounting Period reflected in the data.

3. Select Group to navigate in.

• Expense Details - Expenditure / Revenues Expenses by the government during the fiscal period.
• Budget Details - Expenditures / Revenues presented in the government Budget comparable to Actual Expenses for the fiscal period.

4. Select Filter Criteria from available tabs. (i.e. Fund Category, Ministry, Program Sectors)

A list of entities with the associated fiscal data is displayed.

Under the Budget Details setting, Budget Expenses and Actual Expenses Incurred are displayed in adjacent columns.

In the example below, Expenditure data is displayed sorted by Ministry.

5. To view fiscal data for a particular entity, click the name of the entity you wish to view.

In the example below, the Ministry expenditures are shown alongside the Total government expenditures.

The user may change the Filter Criteria at any time to view a list of appropriate entities.

Step 5 may be repeated to view data further. By clicking the name of the entity, expenditure information will be added to the present list of data. In the example below, a Division within the selected Ministry is displayed alongside Total expenditures.

Note:  The steps outlined above are also applicable to viewing Revenue data.