Jon Blondal

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The OECDs Work on Budgeting
Jon Blondal Principal Administrator The
World Bank Washington, DC 2 April 2001
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Outline

• Forum of Officials
• OECD Resources
• Core Activities
• Work in Non-Member Countries
• OECD Journal on Budgeting

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Forum of Officials

• Senior Budget Officials
• Chairman Geert van Maanen, Secretary-General,
  Netherlands Ministry of Finance
• Parliamentary Budget Officials
• Chairman Alain Lambert, Chairman, Finance
  Committee, French Senate
• Financial Management Officials
• Chairman Vacant
• Management Reform Officials
• Chairman Knut Rexed, Director-General,
  Statskontoret, Sweden

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OECD Resources

• 5 professional staff 2 support staff
• 3-5 seconded staff from Member
  
  countries
• Consultants
• Work by Officials in Member countries
• Member countries Hosting Events

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Core Activities

• Role of Parliament in the Budget Process
• Accrual Accounting and Budgeting
• Budgeting for the Future
• Country Reviews
• Results-Oriented Budgeting
• Budget Transparency
• Corporate Governance in the Public Sector
• Risk Management - IT and E-Government
• Budgeting Data Base

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Work in Non-Member Countries

• Brazil and Chile
• Peoples Republic of China
• South Africa
• Indonesia
• East Asia Regional Forum

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OECD Journal on Budgeting

• Quarterly
• Flagship Vehicle for Disseminating the OECDs
  Work on Budgeting
• www.oecd.org/puma/budget/journal.htm