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1 International Budget Partnership OPEN BUDGET QUESTIONNAIRE SERBIA September 28, 2007 International Budget Partnership Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 820 First Street, NE Suite 510 Washington, DC
2 This questionnaire was completed by: Name: Organization: Address: Nemanja Nenadic Transparency Serbia Belgrade, Despota Stefana (ulica 29. novembra) 36, Serbia Telephone: ,
3 International Budget Partnership OPEN BUDGET QUESTIONNAIRE SERBIA Section One: The Availability of Budget Documents... 4 Table 1. Budget Year of Documents Used in Completing the Questionnaire... 5 Table 2. Key Budget Documents Used: Full Titles and Internet Links... 6 Table 3. Distribution of Documents Related to the Executive s Budget Proposal... 9 Table 4. Distribution of the Enacted Budget and Other Reports Section Two: The Executive s Budget Proposal Estimates for the Budget Year and Beyond Estimates for Years Prior to the Budget Year Comprehensiveness The Budget Narrative & Performance Monitoring Additional Key Information for Budget Analysis & Monitoring Section Three: The Budget Process Executive s Formulation of the Budget Legislative Approval of the Budget Executive s Implementation of the Budget Year-end Report and the Supreme Audit Institution
4 Section One: The Availability of Budget Documents 4
5 Table 1. Budget Year of Documents Used in Completing the Questionnaire Please indicate the budget year of the document used to complete the questionnaire. If the document is not available to the public, please state, Not Available. Budget Documents Used in Completing the Questionnaire As explained in the guide to the questionnaire, documents from a variety of fiscal years are referred to throughout the questionnaire. Please indicate below for which fiscal year responses to questions relating to each report or experience were based on. Budget Year Used Pre-Budget Statement Not Available Budget Summary 2007 Executive s Budget Proposal 2007 Supporting Budget Documents 2007 Citizens Budget NA Enacted Budget 2007 In-Year Reports 2006 Mid-Year Report NA Year-End Report 2006 Audit Report NA 5
6 Table 2. Key Budget Documents Used: Full Titles and Internet Links Please provide the full title, date and Internet link for all documents to be cited in Sections 2 & 3. If an Internet link is not available for the document, please indicate one of these three answers: Not Produced, Produced but Not Available to the Public, Publicly Available, but Not on the Internet. Budget Document Full Title, Date, and Internet Link Pre-Budget Statement Not Available Budget Summary Презентација Предлога Закона о буџету Републике Србије за 2007 Влада Републике Србије, 15. јун Presentation on the Draft budget law of Republic of Serbia for u_2007.zip 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) Executive s Budget Proposal _cyr.zip _cyr.zip The above mentioned links are for the page where all relevant documents are presented, for the part presenting general budget of Republic, and for the table with the classification of expenditures and provisions relevant for further execution of the budget. 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (образложење) Budget Document One in Support of the Executive s Budget Proposal (Explanatory note for Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) Note: technically speaking, these two documents are part of the draft law, submitted to the National Assembly by the Government, as all draft laws should also consist such explanatory note. The two documents presented here are summary explanation and explanation per sections. 6
7 09_cyr.zip azdeli0009_cyr.zip Here are the links for a set of draft decisions and amendments to various laws, proposed by the government on the same day with the draft budget law. The content and passing of this legislation is highly relevant for the budget, as various types of state income and expenditure are planned in the draft budget law with the assumption that this legislation will be also adopted. The links are referring to decisions approving financial plans of state owned funds and mandatory social and health insurance funds (1-5) (could be considered as "extra-budgetary funds"), and amendments in tax and custom regulation (6-10): Budget Document Two in Support of the Executive s Budget Proposal _cyr.zip dnika0009_cyr.zip e_delatnosti0009_cyr.zip zdravstveno_osiguranje0009_cyr.zip osljavanje0009_cyr.zip _cyr.zip _cyr.zip Budget Document Three in Support of the Executive s Budget Proposal Citizens Budget Enacted Budget In-Year Reports Not produced. Закон о буџету Републике Србије за 2007 (Службени гласник Републике Србије број 58 из 2007) (Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for 2007 (Official gazette of Republic of Serbia no. 58 from 2007)) d=401&t=z# Министарство финансија: Билтен јавних финансија, бројеви Ministry of Finance: Bulletin of public finances, issues Subjects&file=index&req=listpages&subid=78 7
8 Mid-Year Review Year-End Report Audit Report Note: The bulletin presents on a monthly basis a comprehensive overview of macroeconomic and fiscal developments for the relevant period, including data on budget execution (economic classification), comparative overviews, data on public debt, financial markets etc Not produced. Note: The Bulletin of public finances contains much information that could be included in a mid-year review, but no separate such act was produced. Предлог закона о завршном рачуну буџета Републике Србије за 2006, Влада Републике Србије, јул 2007 (Draft law on final account of Republic of Serbia for year 2006, Government of Serbia, July 2007) zip Not produced. Supreme Audit Institution is not established yet. Макроекономски показатељи у 2006 Влада Републике Србије, 7. септембар Macroeconomic indicators for year 2006 Government of Serbia, September 7th lji.zip Note: This document was presented by the executive prior to the presentation of the budget law for 2007, i.e. during the previous government's unsuccessful attempt to adopt the budget law for the year The presentation is still posted on the Ministry of finance web-page, and data are at least in part relevant also for the current draft budget law. Other Documents Закон о буџетском систему (Budget system law) Закон о Државној ревизорској институцији (Law on Supreme Audit Institution) Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 (text also available in English) on Relevant Ministries & Departments Народна скупштина Републике Србије (National Assembly of Republic of Serbia) Влада Србије (Government of Serbia) Министарство финансија (Ministry of Finance) 8
9 Table 3. Distribution of Documents Related to the Executive s Budget Proposal DISTRIBUTION OF BUDGET DOCUMENTS For the following reports, place Yes in the appropriate row below to indicate if the report is: Main document Executive s Budget Proposal Budget summary* Supporting Document 1 Supporting Document 2 A. Not produced, even for internal purposes B. Produced for internal purposes, but not available Yes to the public C. Produced and available to the public, but only on request D. Produced and distributed to the public (for example, in libraries, posted on the Yes Yes Yes Yes Internet.) For budget reports that are produced and distributed to the public, what steps does the executive take to distribute these reports and to promote interest in them? For each characteristic, mark Yes if yes, No if no, or NA if Not Available. Prebudget Prebudget Main document Executive s Budget Budget summary* Supporting Document 1 Supporting Document 2 Citizens budget Yes Citizens budget 1. The release date is known at least one month in advance NA No No No No NA 2. Advance notification of release is sent to users, NA Yes Yes Yes Yes NA media 3. Released to public same day as official release to media NA Yes Yes Yes Yes NA 4. Available on the Internet free of charge NA Yes Yes Yes Yes NA 5. Free print copies available, limited distribution NA Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** NA 6. Free print copies available, mass distribution NA No No No No NA 7. Readily available outside capital and/or big cities + NA Yes Yes Yes Yes NA 8. Written in more than one NA No No No No NA language 9. News conference is held to discuss release NA Yes Yes Yes Yes NA *A budget summary should be a stand-alone document, which could include a budget speech or a separately published executive summary. + Mark Yes if access by mail order or by Internet, if Internet service is readily available outside the capital and/or big cities. ** Upon request. 9
10 Table 4. Distribution of the Enacted Budget and Other Reports DISTRIBUTION OF ENACTED BUDGET AND OTHER REPORTS For the following reports, place a Yes in the appropriate row below to indicate if the report is: Enacted budget In-year reports Mid-year review Year-end report Audit report A. Not produced, even for internal purposes Yes Yes B. Produced for internal purposes, but not available to the public C. Produced and available to the public, but only on request D. Produced and distributed to the public (for example, in libraries, posted on the Internet.) Yes Yes Yes For budget reports that are produced and distributed to the public, what steps does the executive take to distribute these reports and to promote interest in them? For each characteristic, mark Yes if yes, No if no, or NA if Not Available. Enacted budget In-year reports Mid-year review Year-end report Audit report 1. The release date is known at least one month in advance No Yes NA No NA 2. Advance notification of release sent to users, media No 1 No NA No NA 3. Released to public same day as official release to media Yes 2 Yes NA Yes NA 4. Available on the Internet free of charge Yes Yes NA Yes NA 5. Free print copies available, limited distribution Yes* Yes* NA Yes NA 6. Free print copies available, mass distribution No No NA No NA 7. Readily available outside capital/big cities + Yes Yes NA Yes NA 8. Written in more than one language No No NA No NA 9. News conference is held to discuss release No Yes** NA No NA + Mark Yes if access is available by mail order or by Internet, if Internet service is readily available outside the capital and/or big cities. 1 The release date is generally known to the public, once budget is enacted publishing in Official Gazette in few days after adoption. 2 No specific release to the media, just publishing in OG and posting on Internet. * Upon request. ** Sometimes. 10
11 Section Two: The Executive s Budget Proposal Notes on abbreviations: BY = budget year (year for which the budget proposals are being made) BY+1 = one year beyond the budget year BY-1 = one year before the budget year Please mark your answer by placing the appropriate letter in the box to the right of the question. For all answers marked not applicable/other, please provide a brief explanation indicating either why the answer choices provided are not applicable or why another response would be more appropriate. 11
12 The Executive s Budget Proposal Estimates for the Budget Year and Beyond 1. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present expenditures for the budget year that are classified by administrative unit (that is, by ministry, department, or agency)? a. All expenditures are classified by administrative unit. b. Expenditures are classified by administrative unit, but some small units are not shown separately. c. Expenditures are classified by administrative unit, but a significant number of units are not shown separately. d. No expenditures classified by administrative unit are presented. 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) a Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 12
13 2. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present expenditures for the budget year that are classified by functional classification? a. All expenditures are classified by functional classification, and the categorization is compatible with international standards. b. All expenditures are classified by functional classification, but the categorization is not compatible with international standards. c. Some, but not all, expenditures are classified by function. d. No expenditures classified by function are presented. 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on the 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) b Most of the classification is compatible with international standards. Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 13
14 3. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present expenditures for the budget year that are classified by economic classification? a. All expenditures are classified by economic classification, and the categorization is compatible with international standards. b. All expenditures are classified by economic classification, but the categorization is not compatible with international standards. c. Some, but not all, expenditures are classified by economic classification. d. No expenditures classified by economic classification are presented. 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) b Most of the classification is compatible with international standards, but not all. Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 14
15 4. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present expenditures for individual programs for the budget year? a. Program-level data are presented for all expenditures. b. Program-level data are presented for at least two-thirds of, but not all, expenditures. c. Program-level data are presented, but for less than two-thirds of expenditures. d. No program-level data are presented. 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) c Data is presented on program level only for some budget users (e.g. Ministry of Culture on page 42). The tendency is to increase the amount of data available on program level (data available for five government ministries in Budget for year 2008). Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 15
16 5. In the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation, are estimates of the aggregate level of expenditure presented for a multi-year period (at least two years beyond the budget year)? a. Yes, multi-year estimates of aggregate expenditure are presented. b. No, multi-year estimates of aggregate expenditure are not presented. c. Not applicable/other (please comment). Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 The document presents an estimation of the consolidated aggregate expenditures of the public sector (including also regional and local authorities and social security funds) - see table 17 of Memorandum, and for each authority level separately (see table 18, and tables 20 and 21 for the functional and economic classification). More information available in: Министарство финансија: Билтен јавних финансија, бројеви Ministry of Finance: Bulletin of public finances, issues ndex&req=listpages&subid=78 a Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 16
17 6. In the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation, is more detail than just the aggregate level presented for expenditure estimates that cover a multiyear period (for at least two years beyond the budget year)? a. Yes, multi-year expenditure estimates are presented for all individual programs, and for one or more expenditure classification (such as functional, economic, or administrative). b. Yes, multi-year estimates are presented for one or more expenditure classification (such as functional, economic, or administrative), but only for some individual programs. c. Yes, multi-year estimates are presented, but only for a portion of one or more of the expenditure classifications (such as some functions, or some administrative units) and/or for only some individual programs. d. No, multi-year estimates are presented for aggregate expenditure only, or they are not presented at all. Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th c Multi-year estimates are presented for one or more expenditure classification (such as functional, economic, or administrative), but for the aggregate expenditure, not for individual programs. The budget is not organized/expressed at the level of programs in general. The tables referenced in the comments above contain consolidated expenditure figures for all administrative units (institutions), disaggregated by economic classification (Table 20) and functional classification (Table 21). However, the level of envisaged expenditures in these tables is presented in comparison with envisaged GDP, not in monetary amounts. These amounts might be indirectly calculated using other information presented. Useful information may be also found on: Министарство финансија: Билтен јавних финансија, бројеви Ministry of Finance: Bulletin of public finances, issues ndex&req=listpages&subid=78 Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 17
18 7. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation identify the different sources of tax revenue (such as income tax or VAT) for the budget year? a. All sources of tax revenue are identified individually. b. Sources of tax revenue amounting to at least two-thirds of, but not all, tax revenues are identified individually. c. Sources of tax revenue amounting to less than two-thirds of all tax revenues are identified individually. d. No sources of tax revenue are identified individually. Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 b The memorandum presents (in table 19) estimation for various tax revenues, identified by type in more than 90 percent, in comparison with the GDP level (i.e. as percentage of it). More information available in: Министарство финансија: Билтен јавних финансија, бројеви Ministry of Finance: Bulletin of public finances, issues ndex&req=listpages&subid=78. Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 18
19 8. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation identify the different sources of non-tax revenue (such as grants, property income, and sales of goods and services) for the budget year? a. All sources of non-tax revenue are identified individually. b. Sources of non-tax revenue amounting to at least two-thirds of, but not all, nontax revenues are identified individually. c. Sources of non-tax revenues amounting to less than two-thirds of all non-tax revenue are identified individually. d. No sources of non-tax revenues are identified individually. Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th b Министарство финансија: Билтен јавних финансија, бројеви Ministry of Finance: Bulletin of public finances, issues ndex&req=listpages&subid=78 Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 19
20 9. In the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation, are estimates of the aggregate level of revenue presented for a multi-year period (at least two years beyond the budget year)? a. Yes, multi-year estimates of aggregate revenue are presented. b. No, multi-year estimates of aggregate revenue are not presented. c. Not applicable/other (please comment). Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 Document presents estimation of consolidated income of all government levels for the next two years compared against the estimated GDP, and not money amounts (table 19 of Memorandum). There are also data for the same incomes, as in annual budget, including several types of tax and non-tax incomes. However, the conclusion about the money involved might be driven using other data from the same document. a More details, including revenues collected on monthly basis are available in the MF bulletin. Министарство финансија: Билтен јавних финансија, бројеви Ministry of Finance: Bulletin of public finances, issues ndex&req=listpages&subid=78 Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 20
21 10. In the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation, is more detail than just the aggregate level presented for revenue estimates that cover a multi-year period (for at least two years beyond the budget year)? a. Yes, multi-year revenue estimates are presented for individual sources of revenue, and by revenue classification (such as tax and non-tax). b. Yes, multi-year estimates are presented by revenue classification (such as tax and non-tax), but only for some individual sources of revenue. c. Yes, multi-year estimates are presented, but only for some individual sources of revenue. d. No, multi-year estimates are presented for aggregate revenue only, or they are not presented at all. Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 The document presents an estimation of the consolidated income of all government levels for the next two years compared against estimated GDP, and not money amounts (table 19 of Memorandum). There is also data for the same incomes, as in the annual budget, including several types of tax and non-tax incomes. However, the conclusion about the money involved might be driven using other data from the same document. a More details, including revenues collected on a monthly basis are available in MF bulletin. Министарство финансија: Билтен јавних финансија, бројеви Ministry of Finance: Bulletin of public finances, issues ndex&req=listpages&subid=78 Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 21
22 11. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present data on the total government debt outstanding for the budget year? a. Yes, the data reflect the outstanding debt both at the start of the budget year and at the end of the budget year (and thereby reflect the net borrowing requirement of the budget). b. Yes, the data reflect the outstanding debt at the end of the budget year. c. Yes, the data reflect the outstanding debt at the start of the budget year. d. No, data on the outstanding debt are not presented. 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (образложење) (Explanatory note for the Draft Law on the budget of Republic of Serbia for the year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on the 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) ip a The draft law presents in separate tables (in Article 4 and pages of explanatory note) data about the debt at the end of the previous budget year and information about loans that will be approved during the budget year. More information is available in Министарство финансија: Билтен јавних финансија, бројеви Ministry of Finance: Bulletin of public finances, issues ndex&req=listpages&subid=78 Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 22
23 12. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present interest payments on the debt for the budget year? a. Yes, interest payments on the debt are presented. b. No, interest payments on the debt are not presented. c. Not applicable/other (please comment). 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (образложење) (Explanatory note for Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) ip See pages a Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 23
24 13. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present information related to the composition of government debt (such as interest rates on the debt, maturity profile of the debt, currency denomination of the debt, or whether it is domestic and external debt) for the budget year? a. Yes, extensive information related to the composition of government debt is presented. b. Yes, key additional information is presented, but some details are excluded. c. Yes, some additional information is presented, but it lacks important details. d. No, additional information related to the composition of government debt is not presented. Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) b 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (образложење) (Explanatory note for Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) ip There is plenty of information (structure of government debt per loaners, amount of debt, amount of debt and interest to be paid in the current budget year and the budget years to come etc), but without explicit details on the maturity profile and interest rates for most debts. Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 24
25 14. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present the macroeconomic forecast upon which the budget projections are based? a. Yes, an extensive discussion of the macroeconomic forecast is presented, and key assumptions (such as inflation, real GDP growth, unemployment rate, and interest rates) are stated explicitly. b. Yes, the macroeconomic forecast is discussed and most of the key assumptions are stated explicitly, but some details are excluded. c. Yes, there is some discussion of the macroeconomic forecast (and/or the presentation of key assumptions), but it lacks important details. d. No, information related to the macroeconomic forecast is not presented. Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 Chapter II of Memorandum. b Data for interest rates are missing. More information available in Министарство финансија: Билтен јавних финансија, бројеви Ministry of Finance: Bulletin of public finances, issues ndex&req=listpages&subid=78 Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 15. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation show the impact of different macroeconomic assumptions (i.e., sensitivity analysis) on the budget (including expenditures, revenues, and debt)? a. Yes, extensive information on the impact of macroeconomic assumptions on the budget is presented, including both a narrative discussion and quantitative estimates. b. Yes, information is presented, highlighting the impact of the major macroeconomic assumptions, but some details are excluded. c. Yes, some information is presented, but it lacks important details. d. No, information on the impact of different macroeconomic assumptions on the budget is not presented. c Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар
26 Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia, November 6th 2006 (Chapters I and II of Memorandum) 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (образложење) (Explanatory note for Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007), pages ip Although there is respectable amount of information available about all the key macroeconomic assumptions (figures and narrative description), it is not always clear in which way each of them reflects on country's budget. More facts available on Министарство финансија: Билтен јавних финансија, бројеви Ministry of Finance: Bulletin of public finances, issues ndex&req=listpages&subid=78 Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 26
27 16. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present information for at least the budget year that shows how policy proposals in the budget, as distinct from existing policies, affect expenditures? a. Yes, extensive information on the impact of policy proposals on expenditures is presented, including both a narrative discussion and quantitative estimates. b. Yes, information is presented, highlighting the impact of key policy proposals on expenditures, but some details are excluded. c. Yes, some information is presented, but it lacks important details. d. No, information on the impact of policy proposals on expenditures is not presented. 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (образложење) (Explanatory note for Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) ip c Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 Some changes, coming as consequences of different policies, are extensively discussed (like the envisaged increased of civil servant salaries on the basis of new legislation and agreements with trade unions). See Explanatory note from page 12. However, for most of other policy changes the information on policy proposals' income is limited. Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 27
28 17. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present information for at least the budget year that shows how policy proposals in the budget, as distinct from existing policies, affect revenues? a. Yes, extensive information on the impact of policy proposals on revenues is presented, including both a narrative discussion and quantitative estimates. b. Yes, information is presented, highlighting the impact of key policy proposals on revenues, but some details are excluded. c. Yes, some information is presented, but it lacks important details. d. No, information on the impact of policy proposals on revenues is not presented. e. Not applicable/other (please comment) 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (образложење) (Explanatory note for Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) See pages ip Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар a Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 Here are the links for the set of draft decisions and amendments to various laws proposed by the government on the same day with the draft budget law. The content and passing through the Parliament of these legislation is highly relevant for the budget, as various types of state income and expenditure are planned in the draft budget law upon the assumption that these legislation will be also adopted. Links are referring to decisions approving financial plans of state owned funds and mandatory social and health insurance funds (1-5) (could be considered as "extrabudgetary funds"), and amendments in tax and custom regulation (6-10): zip _cyr.zip uranje0009_cyr.zip cyr.zip 28
29 Explanatory note of draft budget law presents information about budget revenues of various categories, which includes information about new tax rates and their effect to amount of revenues to be collected. Along with budget law, Executive presented set of draft legislation in taxation area and effects of such legislation are discussed in Explanatory note. Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two Estimates for Years Prior to the Budget Year 18. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present expenditures for the year preceding the budget year (BY-1) that are classified by administrative unit (that is, by ministry, department, or agency)? a. All expenditures are classified by administrative unit for BY-1. b. Expenditures are classified by administrative unit for BY-1, but some small units are not shown separately. c. Expenditures are classified by administrative unit for BY-1, but a significant number of units are not shown separately. d. No expenditures classified by administrative unit are presented for BY-1. Although not presented in the documents supporting Executive's budget, all such information is easily available in: d Предлог закона о завршном рачуну буџета Републике Србије за 2006, Влада Републике Србије, јул 2007 (Draft law on final account of Republic of Serbia for year 2006, Government of Serbia, July 2007) Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 29
30 19. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present expenditures for the year preceding the budget year (BY-1) that are classified by functional classification? a. All expenditures are classified by functional classification for BY-1, and the categorization is compatible with international standards. b. All expenditures are classified by functional classification for BY-1, but the categorization is not compatible with international standards. c. Some, but not all, expenditures are classified by function for BY-1. d. No expenditures classified by function are presented for BY-1. Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 Table 21 b The main categories are fully compatible with international standards. Researcher s Response to this question was a. Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two A more appropriate response to this question would be b. The classification is the same as for the budget year, which according to question 2 is not fully compatible with international standards. Researcher Response: IBP IBP editors chose answer, b to maintain consistency with the criteria used for selecting answers across countries. 30
31 20. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present expenditures for the year preceding the budget year (BY-1) that are classified by economic classification? a. All expenditures are classified by economic classification for BY-1, and the categorization is compatible with international standards. b. All expenditures are classified by economic classification for BY-1, but the categorization is not compatible with international standards. c. Some, but not all, expenditures are classified by economic classification for BY- 1. d. No expenditures classified by economic classification are presented for BY-1. Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 Tables 17 and седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (образложење) b (Explanatory note for Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) ip Table 6. Most of the categories are compatible with international standards. Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 31
32 21. Does the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation present expenditures for individual programs for the year preceding the budget year (BY-1)? a. Program-level expenditure data are presented for all expenditures for BY-1. b. Program-level expenditure data are presented for at least two-thirds of, but not all, expenditures for BY-1. c. Program-level expenditure data are presented, but for less than two-thirds of expenditures for BY-1. d. No program-level expenditure data are presented for BY-1. d Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 22. In the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation, how many months of actual data are reflected in the expenditure estimates of the year prior to the budget year (BY-1)? a. All BY-1 estimates have been updated from the original enacted levels to reflect six or more months of actual expenditure. b. All BY-1 estimates have been updated from the original enacted levels, but reflect less than six months of actual expenditure. c. Some BY-1 estimates have been updated from the original enacted levels to reflect actual expenditure. d. The BY-1 estimates have not been updated from the original enacted levels, or no BY-1 estimates are presented. Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар a Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 Tables 20 and 21. Estimates are given as proportion of the country's GDP, by functional and economic classification, for whole BY-1. Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 32
33 23. In the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation, are estimates of the aggregate level of expenditure presented for years that precede the budget year by more than one year (that is, BY-2 and prior years)? a. Yes, such prior-year estimates of aggregate expenditure are presented. b. No, such prior-year estimates of aggregate expenditure are not presented. c. Not applicable/other (please comment). Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 a Tables 15 and 16. Information presented for the last 5 years, by functional and economic classification, as percentage of GDP. Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 33
34 24. In the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation, is more detail than just the aggregate level presented for expenditure estimates that cover years preceding the budget year by more than one year (that is, BY-2 and prior years)? a. Yes, such prior-year expenditure estimates are presented for all individual programs, and for one or more expenditure classification (such as functional, economic, or administrative). b. Yes, such prior-year estimates are presented for one or more expenditure classification (such as functional, economic, or administrative), but only for some individual programs. c. Yes, such prior-year estimates are presented, but only for a portion of one or more of the expenditure classifications (such as some functions, or some administrative units) and/or for only some individual programs. d. No, such prior-year estimates are presented for aggregate expenditure only, or they are not presented at all. Меморандум о буџету, економској и фискалној политици за 2007 са пројекцијама за 2008 и 2009, Влада Србије, новембар c Memorandum on the budget and economic and fiscal policy for 2007 with projections for 2008 and 2009, Government of Serbia November 6th 2006 Memorandum, tables 15 and 16. There is information presented for the consolidated public expenditures (all levels of authority, not just the budget of the Republic), for all years since The figures are disaggregated per economic classification (Table 15) and functional classification (Table 16) for the consolidated expenditures and not per individual administrative units or programs. The figures of the expenditures are presented as a percentage in the GDP. Using these and other available data the actual figures may be calculated, in local currency. Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 34
35 25. In the executive s budget or any supporting budget documentation, what is the most recent year presented for which all expenditures reflect actual outcomes? a. Two years prior to the budget year (BY-2). b. Three years prior to the budget year (BY-3). c. Before BY-3. d. No actual data for all expenditures are presented in the budget or supporting budget documentation. 9. седница Владе Републике Србије, 14. јун године: Предлог закона о буџету Републике Србије за годину (образложење) (Explanatory note for Draft Law on budget of Republic of Serbia for year 2007, June 14th 2007, adopted on 9th session of the Government formed in 2007) ip Explanatory note, table 5 and 6. a Because of the delay in adopting the 2007 budget, the final execution figures for 2006 were in fact available for consideration. In other words, figures for BY-1 that reflect actual outcomes replace those of BY-2. (In addition, the budget Memorandum (Table 13) presents aggregate expenditure figures for BY 2001 through 2005.) In ordinary circumstances, the answer would also be a. Peer Reviewer One Peer Reviewer Two 35
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