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
Director
Prof Mohammed Jahed
Deputy Director: Economics
Vacant
Economic Analyst
Rashaad Amra
Sean Muller
Deputy Director: Public Finance
Finance Analyst
Brandon Ellse
Dumisani Jantjies
Deputy Director: Public Policy
Policy Analyst
Mmapula Sekatane
Nelia Orlandi
Office Manager
Alfred Monnakgotla
Executive Assistant
Linda Mangwani

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 Consideration of money Bills
Identify specific analysis and research required for decision making
NA and NCOP Finance and Appropriations committees
Submit request to the Executive Authority
Committee Chairpersons
Consider specific request from committees
Forward requests to Director PBO
Executive Authority
Analyse
Advise
Build capacity
Facilitate discussions
Parliamentary Budget Office

10. Reporting lines
Executive Authority
PBO

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