Financial Risk:
Critical
Score:
14/100
24
8/100
How effective are controls over the disposal of assets, and is information on these disposals, and the proceeds of their sale, transparent?
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There is no formalised process for the transfer of assets in the Defence sector. This is done informally and no information is available. [1][2]
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For some goods, such as cars, calls for tenders are sometimes published. But this does not always happen [1] Sometimes, some goods are sold…
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Only published financial information on sales is regularly available. [1] [2] This information can be found on the websites of institutions such as the…
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25
0/100
Is independent and transparent scrutiny of asset disposals conducted by defence establishments, and are the reports of such scrutiny publicly available?
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The transfer of assets is one of the items that is not subject to any control. Even the general inspection is unable to carry…
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Asset disposals are not scrutinised by an oversight body of any form so this indicator is marked Not Applicable.The transfer of assets is one…
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Asset disposals are not scrutinised by an oversight body of any form so this indicator is marked Not Applicable.The transfer of assets is one…
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26
0/100
What percentage of defence and security expenditure in the budget year is dedicated to spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence services?
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The budget allocated to the Defence and security sector and the national intelligence service is not broken down, it is provided in a global…
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27
0/100
Is the legislature (or the appropriate legislative committee or members of the legislature) given full information for the budget year on the spending of all secret items relating to national security and military intelligence?
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The defence and security committees of the National Assembly and Senate, which represent the legislative power in this area, are never informed about spending…
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28
0/100
Are audit reports of the annual accounts of the security sector (the military and intelligence services) subject to parliamentary debate?
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Some internal audits of security sector accounts and secret programs, including those of the Ministry of Defence’s Inspectorate General, are carried ou. [2] These…
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Legislators are not provided audit reports on secret items, or secret programmes so this indicator is marked Not Applicable.[1] [2]
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29
33/100
In law, are off-budget military expenditures permitted, and if so, are they exceptional occurrences that are well-controlled? In practice, are there any off-budget military expenditures? If so, does evidence suggest this involves illicit economic activity?
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Off-budget military expenditures are not covered by the law and do not appear in official documents. [1][2][3][4]
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Off budget expenditures are not recorded anywhere. The only way to get an idea of these expenditures is to intelligently approach the military authorities…
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Off-budget military spending is rare. This happens when there are specific security dynamics such as the interventions of the Burundian army in international missions.…
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In Burundi, there is no legislation or guide on access to information in the Defence sector. [1] [2]
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Access to information on Burundi’s Defence sector is informal. It’s all about building a…
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It should be noted that the public rarely accesses or receives information about the Defence and security forces. When some information is given, it’s…
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31
63/100
Do national defence and security institutions have beneficial ownership of commercial businesses? If so, how transparent are details of the operations and finances of such businesses?
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The bulk of the commercial business held by the Defence and security institutions is made up of officers’ and non-commissioned officers’ messes, which are…
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The army’s commercial affairs, which rely mainly on cabarets, are publicly declared. They can be found in the monthly army revenue reports. [1] The…
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32
25/100
Are military-owned businesses subject to transparent independent scrutiny at a recognised international standard?
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As mentioned above, the affairs of the military institution are managed transparently. These are generally the bars known as officers’ messes or non-commissioned officers’…
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Details of the audits carried out on these commercial businesses run by the military are not made available to the public .[1] [2] But…
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33
25/100
Is there evidence of unauthorised private enterprise by military or other defence ministry employees? If so, what is the government’s reaction to such enterprise?
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77
0/100
Is comprehensive data on actual spending on defence published during the budget year?
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Quarterly reports on actual spending are not made available to the published on the execution of the budget which include some informationon the Ministry…
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Only little information is published in the quarterly reports. [1][2]
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Quarterly reports published on the execution of the budget which include some information on the Ministry of Defence’s expenditure but the last report published…
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The last report was published in 2022 and no explanation of the variances was inclluded. [1] [2]
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NA/100
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Asset Disposals
Q24
NA/100
How effective are controls over the disposal of assets, and is information on these disposals, and the proceeds of their sale, transparent?
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Q25
NA/100
Is independent and transparent scrutiny of asset disposals conducted by defence establishments, and are the reports of such scrutiny publicly available?
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Q26
NA/100
What percentage of defence and security expenditure in the budget year is dedicated to spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence services?
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Q27
NA/100
Is the legislature (or the appropriate legislative committee or members of the legislature) given full information for the budget year on the spending of all secret items relating to national security and military intelligence?
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Q28
NA/100
Are audit reports of the annual accounts of the security sector (the military and intelligence services) subject to parliamentary debate?
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Q29
NA/100
In law, are off-budget military expenditures permitted, and if so, are they exceptional occurrences that are well-controlled? In practice, are there any off-budget military expenditures? If so, does evidence suggest this involves illicit economic activity?
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Q30
NA/100
Are mechanisms for accessing information from the defence sector effective?
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Q31
NA/100
Do national defence and security institutions have beneficial ownership of commercial businesses? If so, how transparent are details of the operations and finances of such businesses?
View QuestionMilitary-owned Businesses
Q32
NA/100
Are military-owned businesses subject to transparent independent scrutiny at a recognised international standard?
View QuestionIllegal Private Enterprise
Q33
NA/100
Is there evidence of unauthorised private enterprise by military or other defence ministry employees? If so, what is the government’s reaction to such enterprise?
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Q77
NA/100