Budgeting Practices and Procedures in OECD Countries
The OECD Budget Practices and Procedures Database provides detailed data on how budgets
are made in OECD countries from formulation, to approval, execution and reporting
based on surveys conducted every four to five years. This publication presents the
results of the latest survey, conducted in 2012, and compares this with the previous
survey, conducted in 2007. It finds that fiscal sustainability is a key issue for
countries today. It also highlights the growing use of medium-term expenditure frameworks,
capital budgeting and top-down budgeting, and it examines transparency of budgeting
as well as budgeting flexibility.
Published on May 12, 2014