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OECD Review of the Belgian Federal Planning Bureau - An Assessment of Institutional, Operational and Analytical Capacity

This Review assesses the Federal Planning Bureau (FPB) and its institutional, operational and analytical performance as an independent fiscal institution. The FPB’s responsibilities have been growing and this Review provides insights into how effectively the institution continues to serve the needs of its stakeholders. As part of this, it looks at the Bureau’s performance related to its new mandate to undertake election budgetary costings and impact assessment, carried out for the first time in relation to the 2019 election.

7th Annual Meeting of the OECD Gender Budgeting Network 2023

OECD meeting on gender budgeting where delegates shared insights to help increase its effectiveness.

Green Budgeting in OECD Countries

OECD Review of Finland’s Independent Fiscal Institution

This review was undertaken at the request of the National Audit Office of Finland. It provides recommendations for the Impact Team for Fiscal Policy Monitoring through consideration of the OECD Principles for Independent Fiscal Institutions, national developments, and international best practices.

Green Budget Tagging - Introductory Guidance & Principles

COVID-19 and the climate crisis: Combining green budgeting and tax policy tools for a better recovery

Blog post by Elsa Pilichowski, Director of Public Governance, and Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, highlighting good practices from countries in the Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting on identifying how budget measures affect key environmental objectives.

OECD Review of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) of the United Kingdom

This Review, the second independent external review of the OBR, provides options and recommendations to strengthen the institution in light of national developments and international experience.

OECD Report on SDG Budgeting in Romania

This report sets out recommendations for the implementation of SDG budgeting in the context of the current budget framework in Romania, and emphasises aspects of the budget framework which could be strengthened in order to develop a more sophisticated approach.

Virtual Workshop on Gender Budgeting and the COVID-19 Crisis

As governments formulate further budget responses to support economic recovery following the COVID-19 crisis, it is important not to overlook their gender impact and consequences for gender equality.

Independent fiscal institutions: promoting fiscal transparency and accountability during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

This report examines the response of independent fiscal institutions (IFIs) during this first rescue phase of the crisis, as they provide rapid analysis to decision-makers and the public.