Policy Forum has released a simplified version of the national budget for the financial year 2010/11 as part of its objective towards encouraging active citizens' voice through the popularisation of government documents. Policy Forum believes and making budgetary information more accessible to the public through simplification encourages public interest and participation in decisions on how their money is acquired and spent.

For years, Tanzania has not had a widely accessible document that gives a brief of the national budget in a manner that is meaningful and relevant to all citizens. This citizens’ budget is a first attempt at making budgetary information in Tanzania more accessible and interesting to ordinary people as well as giving them the opportunity to be more involved in the government’s planning and expenditure process.

The booklet can be accessed in both English and Swahili