Zambia
Within the framework of the EU program "Support to Effectiveness and Transparency in Management of Public Resources (EFFECT)," which is implemented in Zambia by the EU, the National Assembly of Zambia approached the Austrian Parliament in order to understand the budgetary process and the involvement of the Parliament’s Budget Office in benchmarking budget analysis procedures and instruments. In a first step, a study visit of a delegation of officials to the Austrian Budget Office was organized.
During the visit, the role of the Budget Office in the budget process was presented; particularly emphasized were the preparation of analyses and the interaction with various specialized committees of the Parliament as well as with institutions such as the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Fiscal Advisory Council, the Impact Controlling Unit of the Federal Government, and the Austrian Court of Audit. The visit took place as the first part of the two‑part project activities of the EFFECT program and thus also served as preparation for a visit to Vienna of Members of the Budget Committee of the Zambian National Assembly planned for 2023.
