Increase in use of Development Observatories at central and provincial levels as an excellent forum for the accountability of the Government, with the participation of Civil Society, Government and Development Partners, at the central level, and Civil Society, Government, Partners Cooperation, Provincial Assemblies and Local Advisory Councils at the provincial level. In terms of sector program support, the Government annually receives missions and facilitates monitoring and evaluation of cooperation partners. The Government, in turn, is accountable to the Assembly of the Republic, in accordance with the timetable and legal deadlines, both through the reviews of management tools (BdPES and OE), and through the State General Account. There are also specific sessions for information and questions to the Government. The draft Law on Access to Information was submitted to the Assembly of the Republic in the previous term and will be considered during the session that began in March 2013, however, access to public information is still a challenge despite some isolated efforts by some sectors. 177. To ensure that the financial reports of the government are accessible to the general public, especially those who are in rural areas, the Ministry of Finance launched the initiative to simplify the budget and make available the Citizens Budget in small brochures. Furthermore, the same Ministry publishes timely reports on the implementation of the State Budget, in order to allow the monitoring of the use of public funds by citizens. C. Oversight of Government Fiscal Operations It was recommended by the APR Panel to strengthen the capacity of Parliament in terms of oversight of public finances (i), and to ensure vigorous follow-up action in response to reports of the internal and external audit units and the reports of the Administrative Court and Parliament on the management of public finances (ii). 178. Regarding the recommendation of the APR Panel on the supervision of public finances by the Parliament, this exercise needs further improvement: despite some advances such as sectoral inspection visits by the Committees of the members of Parliament and respective reports containing recommendations (11 provinces and 80 districts visited by the Committees of the Parliament per year); communications prepared by the provincial Assemblies of Planning for the Planning and Budget Commission of the Assembly of the Republic on the supervision of execution of the Plan and the State Budget at provincial level, resolutions made by the Assembly of Republic on the General State Account. 179. To ensure vigorous action in response to reports of the internal and external audit units and the reports of the Administrative Court and the Parliament on the management of public finances, a system was developed within the Inspectorate General of Finance (IGF) for management and monitoring of recommendations of audits performed by the IGF and recommendations of the Report and Opinion of the Administrative Tribunal regarding the State Accounts. In this context, in 2011 specific measures were carried out to follow these recommendations in 20 institutions at central, provincial and district levels. 66