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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
09TRIPOLI320	2009-04-22 14:02	2011-01-31 21:09	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Embassy Tripoli

VZCZCXRO6142
PP RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHKUK RUEHROV
DE RUEHTRO #0320 1121421
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 221421Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4736
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY 0729
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 8778 PRIORITY
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
RHMFISS/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME PRIORITY 0515
RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI 5265

UNCLAS TRIPOLI 000320 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EEB/IFD/OMA JULIA JACOBY; ENERGY FOR GINA ERICKSON; COMMERCE FOR NATE MASON; CAIRO FOR ALEX SEVERENS; PARIS AND LONDON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON EFIN LY PGOV
SUBJECT: TRIPOLI RESPONSE TO FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS WHOSE BUDGETS ARE NOT TRANSPARENT REF: STATE 00028885 (SBU) This is a response to the request for information on the transparency of Libya's budget. Replies are keyed to reftel: -Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funding using FY 09 funds? Answer: Yes. -Is the host country's budget publicly available? Answer: Libya's overall budget figures are available online and in print media, mainly in official news articles with quotes from government officials. However, more precise budget details, such as expenditures by sector, are not readily available. -Are incomes and expenditures included in the publicly-available budget? Answer: The overall expenditures are included in the publicly-available budget information. -What is post's assessment of the extent to which the publicly-available budget accurately reflects actual government incomes and expenditures? -Answer: The publicly-available budget accurately reflects actual government incomes and expenditures to the best of our knowledge. Transparency of government budgeting and spending remains an issue for the Libyan government, which is reputed to suffer from corruption and inefficiency. STEVENS

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