Polity Atlas

Participatory budget cycle

An annual cycle for allocating part of a budget through proposals, deliberation and votes.

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33 1. Share: {share}% of the annual investment budget.
44 2. Proposals: open for 6 weeks.
55 3. Deliberation: neighbourhood assemblies review proposals.
6−4. Vote: residents vote; top proposals are funded until the share is exhausted.
6+4. Allocation: funds are first divided between districts in inverse proportion to existing infrastructure.
7+5. Vote: within each district, residents vote; top proposals are funded until the district share is exhausted.
Propose an amendment