LTSavivaldybės siekia plėtoti ir skatinti vietos savivaldą, vadovaujantis vietos savivaldos principais, užtikrinti viešojo administravimo ir viešųjų paslaugų teikimo funkcijų vykdymą tenkinant miesto bendruomenės viešuosius poreikius ir interesus. Dalyvaujamosios demokratijos skatinimas suteikia piliečiams galimybę dalyvauti biudžeto planavime ir daryti įtaką priimant viešuosius sprendimus. Straipsnyje teoriškai analizuojama dalyvaujamojo biudžeto koncepcija: samprata, pirmojo dalyvaujamojo biudžeto įgyvendinimas pasaulyje, atsiradimas ir paplitimas Lietuvoje. Nagrinėjami dalyvaujamojo biudžeto proceso etapai, tikslai ir uždaviniai. Raktiniai žodžiai: dalyvaujamasis biudžetas, biudžetas, savivaldybė.
ENResearch problem. With the rapid popularity of the participatory budgeting in the world, there is a need to study this field in more detail, to solve the problems of the organization and implementation of the participatory budget. Research aim – to perform a participatory budget analysis. Research methods. Analysis of scientific literature and other sources of information. Graphical representations, figures and tables are used to visually express the problem and the data to be analysed. Key results and conclusion. Most authors define the concept of a participatory budget as a way to decide together with the community on the use of public funds, where community members themselves propose ideas to the municipality and vote to select the ones they like best. The first participating budget in the world took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The main goals of the participatory budget are: to strengthen the local democratic culture, to involve the community in public affairs, to improve the quality of the living environment and public services. There are usually four stages in the process: idea development, project preparation, voting and implementation. Keywords: participatory budgeting, budget, municipality.