Greece: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes: Fiscal Transparency Module
IMF Staff Country Reports, February 10, 2006
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Bibliographic details
- Published: February 10, 2006
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451816266.002
Executive summary
- The report provides an assessment of fiscal transparency practices in Greece in relation to the requirements of the IMF Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency.
- The assessment finds that Greece has made progress, in recent years, in meeting the requirements of the fiscal transparency code.
- Progress has been most marked in the area of public availability of information, with increased publications and use of the Internet.
- At the central government level, Greek budget processes give assurances of integrity about fiscal data through independent audit and recently strengthened statistical reporting.
Key findings
- Greece has improved public availability of fiscal information, including increased publications and Internet use.
- Central government budget processes provide assurances of integrity through:
- independent audit
- recently strengthened statistical reporting
Scope and thematic coverage
- Subject areas covered:
- Budget execution and treasury management
- Budget planning and preparation
- Economic sectors
- Expenditure
- Fiscal accounting and reporting
- Public enterprises
- Public financial management (PFM)
- Keywords reflected in the report:
- accounting system
- annual budget
- budget document
- Budget execution and treasury management
- Budget planning and preparation
- CR
- final accounts
- Fiscal accounting and reporting
- fiscal year
- government policy
- ISCR
- local government
- public enterprise
- Public enterprises