SECTOR 1 Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 3.4 (2012 = 4.5, 2010 = 3.2, 2008 = 3.4, 2006 = 1.5) 1.7 Public information is easily accessible, guaranteed by law, to all citizens. Article 10 of the Constitution partially guarantees this right to the access of public information but no law explicitly guarantees this. There remains a huge gap between the decree and public disclosure. It so happens that the government works on draft legislation without informing the public, in spite of the fact that such consultation is guaranteed by law. In this way, the draft finance bill of 2015 remained inaccessible because it could not be found. Finally, under mounting pressure, the document was published on the Finance Ministry’s website. Sources are often difficult to access and at times, restricted to professionals. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 70 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MADAGASCAR 2016 1.6 (2012 = 1.5, 2010= 2.3, 2008 = 1.5, 2006 = 1.6)