EU Independent Fiscal Institutions Network
| Formation | September 2015 |
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| Purpose | 'Independent' analysis of the public finances ahead of the budget |
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Region served | European Union |
Chairman | José Luis Escrivá |
| Website | www |
The EU Independent Fiscal Institutions Network (EU IFIs) a voluntary and inclusive institution open to all independent fiscal oversight bodies operating in the EU. It was formally created in September 2015 following the meeting of EU fiscal oversight bodies.[1]
The network is currently headed by José Luis Escrivá, Chairman of the Spanish oversight body.
Participating bodies
| Country | Institution | ShortName | Executive | Website |
| Austria | Fiskalrat | FISK | Bernhard Felderer | http://www.fiskalrat.at/en/ |
| Bulgaria | Fiscal Council of Bulgaria | FC | Boris Grozdanov | http://fiscalcouncil.bg |
| Cyprus | Cyprus Fiscal Council | CFC | Demetris Georgiades | http://www.fiscalcouncil.gov.cy/fiscalcouncil/fiscalcouncil.nsf/index_en/index_en?OpenDocument |
| Czech Republic | Czech Fiscal Council (Národní rozpočtová rada) | NRR | Eva Zamrazilová | https://unrr.cz/ |
| Denmark | Danish Economic Council | DEC | John Smidt | http://www.dors.dk/english |
| Estonia | Estonian Fiscal Council | EFC | Raul Eamets | http://eelarvenoukogu.ee/en |
| Finland | National Audit Office | NAO | Heidi Silvennoinen | https://www.vtv.fi/en |
| France | High Council of Public Finances | HCPF | François Monier | http://www.hcfp.fr/ |
| Germany | Independent Advisory Board of the Stability Council (Germany) | IAB | Eckhard Janeba | http://www.stabilitaetsrat.de/EN/Beirat/Beirat_node.html |
| Greece | Fiscal Council | FC | Panagiotis Korliras | |
| Greece | Parliamentary Budget Office | PBO | Panagiotis Liargovas | http://www.pbo.gr/Default.aspx?alias=www.pbo.gr/pbo/en& |
| Hungary | Fiscal Council of Hungary | FC | Árpád Kovács | http://www.parlament.hu/web/koltsegvetesi-tanacs/in-english |
| Ireland | Irish Fiscal Advisory Council | IFAC | Seamus Coffey | http://www.fiscalcouncil.ie/ |
| Italy | Parliamentary Budget Office | PBO | Giuseppe Pisauro | http://www.upbilancio.it/ |
| Latvia | Fiscal Discipline Council | FDP | Janis Platais | http://fiscalcouncil.lv/council |
| Lithuania | National Audit Office | NAO | Arūnas Dulkys | http://www.vkontrole.lt/bp/defaultEN.aspx |
| Luxembourg | Conseil National des Finances Publiques | CNFP | Romain Bausch | http://www.cnfp.lu/en/index.html |
| Malta | Malta Fiscal Advisory Council | MFAC | Rene Saliba | https://mfac.gov.mt/en/Home/Pages/About-Us.aspx |
| Netherlands | CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis | CPB | Laura van Geest | http://www.cpb.nl/en |
| Netherlands | Dutch Council of State - Raad van State | Raad van State | Piet Hein Donner | https://www.raadvanstate.nl/the-council-of-state.html |
| Poland | No fiscal council established | FC | ||
| Portugal | Portuguese Public Finance Council | CFP | Teodora Cardoso | http://www.cfp.pt/?lang=en |
| Romania | Romanian Fiscal Council | FC | Ionut Dumitru | http://www.fiscalcouncil.ro/ |
| Slovakia | Council for Budget Responsibility | CBR | Ivan Šramko | http://www.rozpoctovarada.sk/eng/home |
| Spain | Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility | AIReF | José Luis Escrivá | http://www.airef.es/?locale=en |
| Sweden | Swedish Fiscal Policy Council | SFPC | John Hassler | http://www.finanspolitiskaradet.com/english/swedishfiscalpolicycouncil.4.6f04e222115f0dd09ea80001437.html |
| United Kingdom | Office for Budget Responsibility | OBR | Robert Chote | https://obr.uk/ |
See also
- Parliamentary Budget Office (Australia)
- Court of Audit (Belgium)
- Parliamentary Budget Officer (Canada)
- National Assembly Budget Office (Korea)
- Congressional Budget Office (United States)
- CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (Netherlands)
- Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (Spain)
- Office for Budget Responsibility