This briefing gives an overview of the state of play of gender budgeting in the EU Member States. Their parliaments were asked to fill out a questionnaire regarding gender budgeting in their national policies.
Replies from 24 countries have been received. Nine countries do neither practise gender budgeting nor consider to introduce it. The reason given is that often the country’s gender equality policy is seen as sufficient. Three countries have not yet introduced gender budgeting but are discussing its potential usefulness. It is often seen as a next step in the country’s gender mainstreaming approach.
The remaining 12 countries have introduced gender budgeting. They are at different stages in its implementation: Some are running pilot projects, for others it is part of the annual budget procedure. Countries at more advanced stages are now trying to improve the implementation, data collection and documentation. These countries are also considering to introduce performance budgeting in other areas related to social or environmental policies.Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP