Who Controls the Budget: The Legislature or the Executive?

June 1, 2005

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Ian Lienert. Who Controls the Budget: The Legislature or the Executive?, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2005) accessed September 16, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

Country-specific factors prevent a strong linear relationship between the legislature's budgetary powers and the extent of its separation from the executive. Electoral and voting systems, bicameralism, constitutional and legal constraints, voluntary contracts of political parties, and long-standing traditions all influence the relative budgetary powers of executives and legislatures. Differences in the legislature's budgetary authority in twenty-eight countries with five different forms of government are examined. It is concluded that differences in budgetary powers within a particular form of government are as great as those between different forms of government.

Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Expenditure control, Fiscal law, Fiscal rules

Keywords: Budget proposal, Government coalition, Majoritarian government, Political party, State budget law, WP

Publication Details

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26
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Working Paper No. 2005/115
Stock No:

WPIEA2005115
ISBN:

9781451861341
ISSN:

1018-5941

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