US State Department flags transparency gaps in Haiti's budget management
A 2026 fiscal transparency report cites limited disclosure on debt obligations and off-budget accounts.
The US Department of State's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs has faulted the Haitian government and the Cour des comptes over budget transparency shortcomings, according to Le Nouvelliste. The findings appear in the 2026 fiscal transparency report prepared by the bureau.
According to the report cited by Le Nouvelliste, the government released only limited information about its debt obligations. While the Ministry of Finance published monthly reports on expenditures, those documents did not include essential debt-related payments, the report said.
The report also stated that the government maintained off-budget accounts that were not subject to the same oversight and audit controls applied to other spending. The State Department bureau produces annual fiscal transparency assessments evaluating whether governments meet minimum standards for the public disclosure of budget and financial information.
Le Nouvelliste reported that both the government and the Cour des comptes were singled out in the assessment. Further details of the report were behind the outlet's subscriber access. No official response from Haitian authorities was included in the available excerpts.