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Opinion: open budget portals need companion chart literacy curricula

By Asanka de Silva

April 28, 2026 1:59 PM GMT+0 Updated April 28, 2026

CSV dumps mesmerise geeks — median voter still lost without annotation. THELEDGER/SILVA Purchase Licensing Rights ↗

April 28 (TheLedger) - If finance ministries sincerely believe transparency equals zipped fiscal tables sans narrative annotation, cynicism deserves to win.

Hire explanatory designers—not just auditors.

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