1. 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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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

5. 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.

6. Thank you