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Viewing cable 09TRIPOLI320, TRIPOLI RESPONSE TO FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09TRIPOLI320 2009-04-22 14:21 2011-08-23 00:00 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