Iceland: Technical Assistance Report on a New Organic Budget Law

International Monetary Fund

No 2012/004, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This technical assistance report on Iceland focuses on a new organic budget law (OBL). In designing a new OBL, it is important to preserve good features of Iceland’s current legal framework for budgeting. At the same time, any new OBL should address the key weaknesses in the Financial Reporting Act 1997 that prevent it from providing a credible, integrated framework for budgeting. The institutional coverage of the OBL should be expanded to encompass the whole public sector and incorporate an integrated timetable for the entire budget process.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; central government; annual budget; operating statement; budget year; balance sheet; Medium-term Fiscal Strategy; permanent secretary; net lending; Budget planning and preparation; Fiscal law; Financial statements; Australia and New Zealand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 84
Date: 2012-01-12
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