Government at a Glance 2009
Government at a Glance is a new, biennial publication of the OECD providing over 30 indicators describing government performance. It compares the political and institutional frameworks of government across OECD countries, as well as government revenues, expenditures and employment. It also includes indicators describing government policies and practices in integrity, e-government and open government, and introduces several composite indexes summarising key aspects of public management practices in human resource management, budgeting and regulatory management. For each figure, the book provides a dynamic link (StatLink) which directs the user to a web page where the corresponding data are available in Excel® format.
Executive budget flexibility
In order to address changing and unforeseen circumstances, the executive, ministries and agencies may need to have some flexibility to be able to adapt spending during the implementation of the budget. Even with a sound budget formulation process, economic assumptions can change, input prices can fluctuate and evolving political priorities can call for the reallocation of budgeted resources. For example, many countries have recently adjusted spending midway through the budget year to address unforeseen circumstances related to the financial crisis.
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