Government spending reports now online

Florida CFO Alex Sink launched a Web site called “Florida’s Checkbook” yesterday, which she says allows visitors to keep tabs on government spending. MyFloridaCFO.com/Transparency (http://www.MyFloridaCFO.com/Transparency) will give residents access to finance reports, fund balances, state and local disbursements, and contracts. “Over the last two years, we’ve knocked down many of the barriers preventing taxpayers from knowing how their money is being spent,” Sink says. The site has different tools.  “Florida’s Checkbook” shows how tax dollars come in, where they go, and how much the state has left. It includes trends over time and graphs. The site also shows which government contractors receive tax dollars; revenue and disbursement by cities and counties; and a search of every Department of Financial Services contract.

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