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This outline delves into the legislative mandate, core functions, and organizational structure of the Parliamentary Budget Office. It covers the scope, workflow, and reporting lines, detailing its role in providing independent and professional advice to Parliament. The Legislative Mandate section highlights the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act, essential for amending money Bills and maintaining constitutional standards. Core Functions emphasize supporting the implementation of the Money Bills Act through research and analysis, advising on fiscal frameworks, and monitoring budgetary implications. The Organizational Structure section elucidates the PBO's focus on fiscal and economic matters, supporting oversight committees, and providing reports and briefs. The Scope section details the PBO's current tasks, such as policy reviews, stakeholder surveys, and collaboration within Parliament. Workflow and Reporting Lines ensure effective communication and support. This comprehensive overview sheds light on the crucial functions of the Parliamentary Budget Office.
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Outline • Legislative mandate • Core functions • Organisational structure • Scope • Workflow • Reporting lines
Legislative Mandate • The Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act, 2009 provides for a procedure to amend money Bills before Parliament and for norms and standards for amending money Bills before provincial legislatures and related matters • The Act gives effect to sections 42(3) and 77(3) of the Constitution • Section 15 of the Act establishes a Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) • According to Section 15(1) of the Act, the PBO should: • Provide independent, objective and professional advice and analysis to Parliament on matters related to the budget and other money Bills
Core Functions • Section 15(2) outlines the core functions of the PBO: • To support the implementation of the Money Bills Act by undertaking research and analysis for the committees referred to in section 4, including: • Annually providing reviews and analysis of the documentation tabled in parliament by the executive in terms of the act • Providing advice and analysis on proposed amendments to the Fiscal Framework, Division of Revenue Bill and money Bills and on policy proposals with budgetary implications
Core Functions • Monitoring and synthesising matters and reports tabled and adopted in a House with budgetary implications, with particular emphasis on reports by other committees • Keeping abreast of policy debates and developments in key expenditure and revenue areas • Monitoring and reporting on potential unfunded mandates arising out of legislative, policy and budgetary proposals • Undertaking any other work deemed necessary by the Director to support the implementation of this Act
Scope • The scope of the PBO is monitoring, research, technical analysis and advice on fiscal and related economic matters • The PBO currently supports the Finance & Appropriations Committees in matters related to the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act 9 of 2009 • It is intended that all oversight committees of Parliament will be supported in the future
Scope (cont.) • The PBO is currently focusing on: • Policy, Economic and Fiscal review and outlook reports • Economic and Fiscal indicator briefs • Research reports on specific topics as identified by committee members • Stakeholder survey • Capacity building for members of parliament • Collaborate with other structures within parliament
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