2nd meeting of Senior Budget Officials from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European Countries (2006)

The OECD network of Senior Budget Officials from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European Countries (CESEE SBO) held its second meeting on 16-17 February 2006 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The meeting was chaired by Mr. Richard Emery, former Assistant Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President of the United States. It opened with a welcoming address by Mr. Ziga Lavric, State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance of Slovenia, which was followed by remarks by Mrs. Odile Sallard, Director of the Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate of the OECD. A keynote speech on the role of the Ministry of Finance in the budget process was delivered by Mr. David Shand, Advisor of the Financial Management Board of the World Bank.

Budget reviews of Croatia and of Georgia were presented by the OECD Secretariat.

Documentation:

• OECD-CESEE Meeting of Senior Budget Officials - Annotated Agenda
• Budgeting in Croatia
• Budgeting in Georgia
• The Role of the Ministry of Finance in the Budget Process, PowerPoint presentation by David Shand
• Budgeting in Croatia, PowerPoint presentation by Daniel Bergvall
• Budgeting in Georgia, PowerPoint presentation by Dirk-Jan Kraan
• Capacity Development in Public Finance Reforms, PowerPoint presentation by Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
• Introducing Accrual Accounting in the Public Sector, PowerPoint presentation by Noel Hepworth
• The Role of the Ministry of Finance in the Budget Process, PowerPoint presentation by Montenegro
• Cash and Budget, PowerPoint presentation by the Netherlands
• Organic Budget Law of Poland, PowerPoint presentation by Poland
• Accrual Accounting in Public Finance, PowerPoint presentation by Slovenia
• Hermes: The IT System supporting the Swedish Budget Process, PowerPoint presentation by Sweden