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

Sound legislative oversight of public finances is crucial to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of public spending. All national governments, and particularly those that are accountable to their citizens through free elections and the voice of civ...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Economic & Sector Work
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTING AMENDMENT APPROPRIATION BILL APPROPRIATIONS AUDITOR BACKBENCHERS BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BILLS BUDGET CONSULTATIONS BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET REVIEW BUDGETING CABINET CABINET APPROVAL CASTING VOTE CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLAUSES COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS COMMITTEE MEETINGS COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMITTEE OFFICE COMMITTEE REPORT COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE STAGE CONFIDENCE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUENTS CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION CORRUPTION CREDIBILITY DEBATE DEBT MANAGEMENT DEED DEVELOPMENT BANK DRAFT BILL ELECTION ELECTIONS ELECTORAL COMMISSION ELECTORATE EMERGENCY LEGISLATION ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION EQUIPMENT ETHICS EXECUTIVE AGENCIES EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL TRANSPARENCY FRAUD GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT AMENDMENTS GOVERNMENT BACKBENCHERS GOVERNMENT BILLS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNOR HANSARD HOLD HEARINGS HOUSE COMMITTEE HOUSE OF COMMONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INDEPENDENT MEMBERS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATIONS JOINT COMMITTEE JOINT COMMITTEES JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE JUSTICE LAWMAKING LAWS LAWYERS LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION LEGISLATIONS LEGISLATIVE BODY LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE PROCESS LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY LEGISLATOR LEGISLATURES LEVEL OF DEBT LIAISON COMMITTEE LICENSES LOWER HOUSE MEDIA MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MINISTER OF FINANCE MINISTERS MINISTERS OF STATE MONARCH MONETARY FUND MP NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NATIONAL BUDGET NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEGISLATURE ORAL EVIDENCE PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY PARLIAMENTARY STAFF PARLIAMENTS POLITICIANS PORTFOLIO PRESIDING OFFICER PRESIDING OFFICERS PRIME MINISTER PRIVATE BILLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS PROCUREMENT PROGRAMMING OF LEGISLATION PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY OF LEGISLATION QUEEN REFERENDUM REPRESENTATIONAL ROLE REPRESENTATIVES RESERVE RETURN ROLE OF PARLIAMENT ROYAL ASSENT RULES OF PROCEDURE SCRUTINY OF LEGISLATION SECOND READING SELECT COMMITTEE SELECT COMMITTEE MEETINGS SELECT COMMITTEES SENATE COMMITTEES SENATORS STANDING COMMITTEE STANDING COMMITTEES STANDING ORDER STANDING ORDERS SUFFRAGE TAX TAXATION TRANSPARENCY TREASURY UNDER STANDING ORDER UPPER HOUSE WRITTEN QUESTIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18063967/jamaica-parliamentary-oversight-public-finances-institutional-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16261

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Summary:	Sound legislative oversight of public finances is crucial to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of public spending. All national governments, and particularly those that are accountable to their citizens through free elections and the voice of civil society, are concerned with the efficiency and efficacy of public finances. More broadly, well-functioning parliaments promote good governance; enhance transparency and accountability, including for public expenditures and their results; widen public discourse on national priorities and options; and build better partnerships between officials and representatives and their electorate. In all this, those among the citizenry with the least have the most to gain. This report responds to a request from the Government of Jamaica to review the structure and capacity of the Parliament of Jamaica to undertake its constitutional role with respect to oversight of the nation's public finances. Jamaica's Parliament is the country's supreme legislative body, consisting of an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate (Upper House), as well as the Queen or her representative, as the ceremonial head, and the Governor General. The Government of Jamaica has amended various legislations to adopt a Fiscal Responsibility Framework (FRF). The FRF includes specific fiscal targets as well as provisions to include the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and public service control over expenditures and lending.

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

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