Emerging findings from the OECD Budget Practices and Procedures Survey Budget transparency Emerging findings from the OECD Budget Practices and Procedures Survey Ronnie Downes Budget & Public Expenditures division

Please indicate which of the following are publicly available? Publication of budget information by OECD countries is strong and continues to improve over time Please indicate which of the following are publicly available?

Please indicate which of the following are publicly available? Marked improvements in relation to publication of economic assumptions and LT fiscal sustainability reports Please indicate which of the following are publicly available?

Remaining area for improvement is the publication of pre-execution profiles of expenditures and revenues Please indicate which of the following are publicly available?   Pre- budget statement Draft budget proposal Approv ed budget Suppleme ntary budget Pre- execution budget profiles In-year budget execution reports M/Y implemen tation report Y/E budget execution report Y/E financial statement LT fiscal sustainabil ity report Report on fiscal risks Total OECD 22 31 28 8 25 19 29 24 23

Summary Strong record - regular and routine publication of budget documents. Marked improvements - economic assumptions, long-term fiscal sustainability reports. For improvement - pre-execution profiles of expenditures and revenues.

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