Jamaica : Parliamentary Oversight of Public Finances--An Institutional Review

World Bank

Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO INFORMATION;    ACCOUNTING;    AMENDMENT;    APPROPRIATION BILL;    APPROPRIATIONS;   

RP-ID  :  ACS3596

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Sound legislative oversight of publicfinances is crucial to ensure efficiency and effectivenessof public spending. All national governments, andparticularly those that are accountable to their citizensthrough free elections and the voice of civil society, areconcerned with the efficiency and efficacy of publicfinances. More broadly, well-functioning parliaments promotegood governance; enhance transparency and accountability,including for public expenditures and their results; widenpublic discourse on national priorities and options; andbuild better partnerships between officials andrepresentatives and their electorate. In all this, thoseamong the citizenry with the least have the most to gain.This report responds to a request from the Government ofJamaica to review the structure and capacity of theParliament of Jamaica to undertake its constitutional rolewith respect to oversight of the nation's publicfinances. Jamaica's Parliament is the country'ssupreme legislative body, consisting of an elected House ofRepresentatives and an appointed Senate (Upper House), aswell as the Queen or her representative, as the ceremonialhead, and the Governor General. The Government of Jamaicahas amended various legislations to adopt a FiscalResponsibility Framework (FRF). The FRF includes specificfiscal targets as well as provisions to include the Ministryof Finance (MOF) and public service control overexpenditures and lending.