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Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007

Established the Fiscal Responsibility Commission — sets borrowing limits, requires MTEF, mandates revenue remittance from public agencies.

Signed
2007-07-30
Assented by
Status
In force
01 Background

The Fiscal Responsibility Act created the legal scaffolding for prudent federal finance: the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), borrowing limits for the federal and sub-national governments, and the requirement that profit-making federal agencies remit 80% of operating surplus to the Consolidated Revenue Fund. It also created the Fiscal Responsibility Commission as the watchdog.

02 Key provisions · 5
§ 01
Mandatory Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)
§ 02
80% operating-surplus remittance from federal agencies
§ 03
Borrowing limits for federal and state governments
§ 04
Quarterly budget-performance publication
§ 05
Established the Fiscal Responsibility Commission
03 What changed in practice
First codified attempt at fiscal discipline since 1999
MTEF became the template later replicated at state level
04 Who it affects
Federal MDAsState governmentsPublic agencies
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