PEFA Assessment: Data required and sources
PEFA 2016 Performance Indicator Data required   

          Data sources

Data Provided (Y/N)
Pillar II: Transparency of public finances  
PI-4 Budget classification  
4.1 Budget classification
  •  Information on the content and application of classifications applied and evidence that the classification is actually used in the budget documents and the chart of accounts
  • Where the classification differs from the GFS system, information on bridging methodologies and examples of statistics produced using the bridging methodologies should be requested, if such conversions are made.
  • Relevant legislation and regulations identifying the application of the classification
  • Annual budget document provided by the MoF for the last completed fiscal year
  • Copy of the chart of accounts used for the last completed fiscal year
 
PI-5 Budget documentation  
5.1 Budget documentation
  •  Evidence that the 12 data elements listed are included in the annual budget proposal and supporting documentation has been submitted to the legislature for scrutiny and approval
  •  If the documents are not provided with the budget proposal, evidence is needed that a) they were provided in advance to the legislature; and b) fulfill the elements provided that all details required for that element are included; so they are sufficientl relevant to support decisions on the budget.
  • Last annual budget proposal submitted to the legislature.
  •  Supporting documentation for the budget
  • Additional documentation relating to the budget submitted to the legislature prior to the budget proposal
 
PI-6 Central government operations outside financial reports  
6.1 Expenditure outside financial reports
  • Evidence of expenditure not recorded in ex post government financial reports
  • The total of such expenditure to be calculated as a percentage of total BCG expenditure
  • Information from the MoF, central bank, Supreme audit institution, and others about government bank accounts that are not managed by the Treasury
  • Financial records of ministries and extrabudgetary units not reported in central government financial reports (e.g., bookkeeping and/or petty cash records, invoices, bank statements, etc.)
 

PEFA Handbook Volume 1: The PEFA Assessment Process – Planning, Managing and Using PEFA