Budgeting for People's Needs

The People's Budget Campaign Handbook was written so that workers and community members can understand government budgets and make demands to ensure that these budgets help build the well-being both of people in the communities and of the society as a whole.

Topics include:

• Why study the budget
• Different types of budgets
• Fiscal policy
• Spending on personnel and investiment
• The budget process
• Criticism of the current national and provincial process
• The structure of expenditure
• Debates about the structure of government spending
• Taxation

According to the book, the reader can use this book:

• By yourself - you can study the book on your own, going through each chapter and thinking about the questions.
• In a church, union, or community group - you can work through the manual with your friends or comrades. If your organisation, church, or union is working on a campaign and developing demands around government policies, this booklet may help.
• As part of a formal study group - where you have a facilitator or teacher guiding you through a study programme, using this manual for basic information