Budgeting and Public Expenditures

The OECD work on budgeting is carried out by the Working Party of Senior Budget Officials (SBO) and its associated networks. Established in 1980 and composed of budget directors and other senior officials from member countries, the SBO is recognised as the world's leading forum on international budgeting issues. The secretariat for the SBO is provided by the Budgeting and Public Expenditures Division.

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Evolutions in budgetary practice: Allen Schick and the OECD Senior Budget Officials (publication)

09-Jun-2009

This book commemorates the 30th anniversary of the OECD Working Party of Senior Budget Officials (SBO). It brings together documents, articles and extracts from publications written by Professor Allen Schick, who has been associated with the SBO since its inception. Over the years, Professor Schick has made fundamental contributions to the art of public sector budgeting, and his work continues to be an inspiration for budgeting reform around the world.

Public-Private Partnerships: In Pursuit of Risk Sharing and Value for Money (publication)

17-Jun-2008

The debate about how to achieve value for money in the delivery of government services is important and ongoing. Increasingly, public services are being delivered to citizens in a variety of ways. Public-private partnerships are one option. This book highlights ten good practices, summarising what countries should consider before entering into public-private partnerships.

Seminar on practical aspects of performance budgeting, Mexico 2008

from 11-Jun-2008 to 12-Jun-2008

This seminar explored best practices and lessons learned with the implementation of performance budgeting in OECD countries. The seminar drew upon the OECD publication Performance Budgeting in OECD Countries and on the insights learned at an international conference on performance budgeting held in Mexico, 9-10 June 2008.

Performance budgeting international conference, Mexico 2008

from 09-Jun-2008 to 10-Jun-2008

This international conference allowed for an exchange of ideas on practical aspects of performance budgeting, on the role of information in the process of assigning budgets, and on economic policy issues behind the implementation of performance budgeting.

Performance budgeting: A users' guide

15-Apr-2008

Providing information on public sector performance can satisfy the publics demand for transparency and it can also be a useful tool for governments to evaluate their own performance. This Policy Brief looks at the challenges governments face in using performance information to make the budget process more efficient and offers some guidelines to assist in the process.

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