The Ministiy of Economy and Finance carried out a feasibility study in 2002, which applied to the 1997/98 budgets and identified key elements for introducing the gender dimension into budgeting. Examples of the inclusion of gender concerns in budgeting procedures (cont.) The government gradually introduced a gender dimension into ministerial department budgets, starting with five pilot departments in 2005 (finance, education, health, agriculture and planning), which was expanded to 21 departments in 2009). Since 2005, the Ministiy of Finance publishes an annual Report on the Gender Budget as part of the report accompanying the finance law.