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Part I · Establishment of the Parliamentary Budget Office and Its Role

4. Assistance for implementing the objectives

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Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Parliamentary

Budget Office shall provide analytical assistance to -

(a)

any Committee or Member of Parliament on matters related to public finance, including budget proposals, economic and fiscal forecasts and projections, and costing of proposed policies and

Bills;

(b)

a recognised political party or an independent group to cost any proposal in its manifesto in the period immediately before an election; and

(c)

Parliament, generally, by providing analyses and briefings on matters necessary for or conducive to the objectives of the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Part II

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Part III

Operation of the Parliamentary Budget Office

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Part IV

Independence and Accountability of the Parliamentary Budget Office

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Part V

Provisions to Facilitate Scrutiny and Transparency

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Part VI

Procedure to Obtain Assistance of the Parliamentary Budget Office

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Part VII

Finance

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Part VIII

General

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