Robust Reverse-Accountability in the Budget Process: Lessons from the Independent Review of the Australian Parliamentary Budget Office

Discussion Paper Series: The Art and Science of Legislative Budget Offices, 2017

10 Pages Posted: 5 Apr 2017

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Usman W. Chohan

Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS); Critical Blockchain Research Initiative (CBRI); International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA); University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Date Written: April 1, 2017

Abstract

Whereas Legislative Budget Offices (LBOs) provide an important mechanism for accountability and transparency in the budget process, a further step in developing a robust fiscal accountability ecosystem lies in the creation of reverse-accountability of institutions such as the LBO itself. In Australia, this is done through periodic independent reviews of the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), and this discussion paper draws lessons from the successful completion of such review conducted in early 2017, with a view to understanding its implications for robust reverse-accountability in budgeting.

Keywords: Transparency, Accountability, Parliamentary Budget Office, Institutions, Fiscal Policy, Oversight, Parliament, Legislative Budget Offices, Independent Fiscal Institutions

Suggested Citation

Chohan, Usman W., Robust Reverse-Accountability in the Budget Process: Lessons from the Independent Review of the Australian Parliamentary Budget Office (April 1, 2017). Discussion Paper Series: The Art and Science of Legislative Budget Offices, 2017, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2944558 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2944558

Usman W. Chohan (Contact Author)

Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS) ( email )

Islamabad
Pakistan

Critical Blockchain Research Initiative (CBRI) ( email )

International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA) ( email )

HYPIA
www.polyglotassociation.org
Montreal, Quebec
Canada

University of New South Wales (UNSW) ( email )

Kensington
High St
Sydney, NSW 2052
Australia

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