Hungary: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)—Data Module—Substantive Update on the Government Finance Statistics

IMF Staff Country Reports, July 9, 2004

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• Published: July 9, 2004
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451817997.002

Executive summary

• Provides a substantive update on the assessment of Hungary’s government finance statistics against the Special Data Dissemination Standard.
• Assessment is complemented by an assessment of data quality using the IMF’s Data Quality Assessment Framework.
• Significant improvements have been made addressing shortcomings identified in the original ROSC data module.
• Improvements relate mainly to:
  • institutional coverage of general government;
  • consolidation of data;
  • progress toward adoption of the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 framework.

Major findings

• Significant improvements in government finance statistics since the original ROSC data module.
• Main areas of progress:
  • Institutional coverage of general government.
  • Consolidation of data.
  • Movement toward full adoption of Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001.

Analytical frameworks used

• Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) used for assessment of Hungary’s government finance statistics.
• IMF’s Data Quality Assessment Framework used to complement the SDDS assessment.
• Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 provides the target framework toward which progress has been made.

Policy-relevant implications and emphasis

• Continued efforts to complete adoption of the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 framework are implied.
• Ongoing consolidation and broadened institutional coverage of general government are priorities for data quality and comparability.

Publication metadata and key statistics

• Publication title: Hungary: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)—Data Module—Substantive Update on the Government Finance Statistics
• Publication date: July 9, 2004
• Series: Country Report No. 2004/192
• Issue: 192
• Volume: 2004
• Pages: 44
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451817997.002
• Stock No: 1HUNEA0052004
• ISBN: 9781451817997
• ISSN: 1934-7685
• Example citation format provided: International Monetary Fund. "Hungary: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)—Data Module—Substantive Update on the Government Finance Statistics", IMF Staff Country Reports 2004, 192 (2004), accessed 9/13/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451817997.002

Subjects and keywords

• Subjects:
  • Budget execution and treasury management
  • Economic and financial statistics
  • Fiscal accounting and reporting
  • Government finance statistics
  • Legal support in revenue administration
  • Public debt
  • Public financial management (PFM)
  • Revenue administration
• Keywords:
  • Budget execution and treasury management
  • CR
  • data
  • execution data
  • financing data
  • Fiscal accounting and reporting
  • Government finance statistics
  • IMF mission
  • ISCR
  • Legal support in revenue administration
  • public finance data
  • publication
  • treasury information system

Source: Hungary: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)—Data Module—Substantive Update on the Government Finance Statistics, IMF Staff Country Reports (2004/192).

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