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Parliamentary Budget Office

Parliamentary Budget Office. Outline. Legislative mandate Core functions Organisational structure Scope Workflow Reporting lines. Legislative Mandate.

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Parliamentary Budget Office

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  1. Parliamentary Budget Office

  2. Outline • Legislative mandate • Core functions • Organisational structure • Scope • Workflow • Reporting lines

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Organisational Structure

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Workflow

  10. Reporting lines

  11. Thank you LOCATION: 103-107 Plein Street Parliament Towers 4th Floor • Rashaad Amra • Brandon Ellse • Sean Muller • Dumisani Jantjies • Prof. Mohammed Jahed • Alfred Monnakgotla • Linda Mangwani • Mmapula Sekatane • Nelia Orlandi

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