OECD review of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council 2026

Abbreviations and acronyms

 

AIReF	Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (Spain)
C&AG	Comptroller and Auditor General
CBR	Council for Budget Responsibility (Slovak Republic)
CFP	Public Finance Council (Portugal)
DGDP	Debt-to-Gross Domestic Product ratio
DG ECFIN	Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs
DPER	Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
DoF	Department of Finance
EC	European Commission
ESRI	Economic and Social Research Institute
EU	European Union
FRA	Fiscal Responsibility Act
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GNI	Gross National Income
IBO	Independent Budget Office (New York)
IFI	Independent Fiscal Institution
IMF	International Monetary Fund
MoU	Memorandum of Understanding
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development
PBO	Parliamentary Budget Office
SGP	Stability and Growth Pact
SMEs	Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
The Council	Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
2021 Review	2021 OECD Review