Parliamentary Budget Office

Outline

• Legislative mandate• Core functions• Organisational structure• Scope• Workflow• Reporting lines

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

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

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

Organisational Structure

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

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

Workflow

Reporting lines

Thank you

• Rashaad Amra• Brandon Ellse• Sean Muller• Dumisani Jantjies

LOCATION:103-107 Plein StreetParliament Towers4th Floor

• Prof. Mohammed Jahed• Alfred Monnakgotla• Linda Mangwani• Mmapula Sekatane• Nelia Orlandi