REPORTING POLICY

The Reporting Policy of the Parliamentary Budget Office of Georgia (PBO, hereinafter) throughout the annual budget cycle is based on the institutional mandate of the PBO in a capacity of an IFI within the existing fiscal architecture as well as the provisions laid down in the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Georgia concerning its role in parliament’s budgetary oversight (also considering the relevant provisions of The Budget Code of Georgia).

In particular, for Budgetary Planning/Review

As set out in Articles 136-138 of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Georgia governing the review and approval of the annual state budget law, Parliamentary Budget Office reviews Basic Data and Directions (BDD) Document (MTBF for Georgian fiscal framework) and the draft state budget together with the supporting documents submitted to Parliament (first, revised and final versions). The reviews include analysis of the presented fiscal policy for the short and medium term and PBO’s own alternative macro-fiscal forecasts. As laid down in the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Georgia, the review preparation timeline by the PBO is as follows:

• For the first version of the draft state budget (submitted to the Parliament no later than October 1) – within two weeks after the Parliament makes the documents public;
• For the revised version of the draft state budget (submitted to the Parliament no later than November 15) – within three days after the documents are submitted to the Parliamentary Budget Office;
• For the final version of the draft state budget (submitted to the Parliament no later than November 30) – based upon the schedule for the Parliamentary review/hearings.

Furthermore, as set out in the Article 139 of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Georgia, PBO reviews the amendments of the Budget law. The preparation timetable is determined based upon the parliament’s hearings schedule as defined by the Speaker of The Parliament.

For Budget Execution

Parliamentary Budget Office monitors the execution process of the annual budget, so as to avoid the late detection of significant budgetary errors and reports to the Parliament at the following frequencies: 

• Monthly reviews – Short reviews of the core developments in budgetary aggregates that rely on the information provided by the State Treasury in accordance with the Article 53 of Budget Code of Georgia. Generally, the PBO monthly reviews are published within 4 working days after the information in received (within 20 days after the end of the month concerned);
• 3, 6 and 9 month reviews – Detailed analysis of the budget execution process covering all major areas of the budget law, to facilitate proper discussion of the Government’s Quarterly Budget Execution Reports submitted to the Parliament in accordance with the Article 54 of Budget Code of Georgia. Generally, the PBO 3, 6 and 9 month reviews are published within 8 working days after the Government’s report is submitted to the Parliament (within a month after the end of the quarter concerned), however, in specific circumstances, the publication dates may vary according to the timing of the parliamentary hearings;
• Annual Fiscal Review – The review attempts to provide thorough analysis of the state budget execution as well as the major developments in the fiscal environment as a whole while taking into account existing fiscal rules. Generally, the Review is presented to the Parliament within 2 weeks after the Government’s Annual State Budget Execution Report is submitted to the Parliamentary Budget Office, as laid down in the Article 142 of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Georgia.

Review of Autonomous Republics Republican Budgets and Local Self-governments' Budgets

Given the special importance to the finances of the Autonomous Republics and local self-government units in terms of fiscal environment analysis and fiscal sustainability, the Parliamentary Budget Office prepares an annual review of autonomous republics republican budgets and local self-governments' budgets. The review aims to present the main trends for finances of autonomous republics' and local self-governments', as well as the dynamics of main fiscal indicators at the level of each autonomous republic and self-governing unit.

For the publication dates of our reports throughout 2021, please see The Calendar, 2021 below. 

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