Presented by Pat McMahon Budget Advisor, Australian Department of Finance and Deregulation

1. PLANNING MTEF & PBB
REFORMS FOR NEXT FIVE YEARS
AND BEYOND
Presented by Pat McMahon
Budget Advisor,
Australian Department of Finance and Deregulation

2. What is the plan and its timing? Pilot and
Implementation!
Pilot
• Pilot set-up of program structures and MTEF baseline -
2008
Implementation (all agencies)
• Training & guidance for all agencies – 2009-2011
• Establish MTEF and all the institutions required to support
an MTEF – 2010
• Set-up program structures and performance indicators –
2010
• Set-up new reporting of budget and outcomes by program
and on a forward estimates basis - 2010

3. What is the plan for a performance
framework? Beyond 2010 !
Moving to a more mature PBB beyond the “set-up” stage
• Phase 1 – introduce modest operational flexibilities – 2012
• Phase 2 – expand operational flexibilities – 2014-2016
• Phase 3 – introduce evaluation and monitoring
mechanisms – 2014
• Phase 4 – Review and evaluate the entire performance
framework - 2016

4. Discussion - Issues that need
consideration by you
• Are these realistic time-frames for a plan?
• What still needs to be done to meet this plan? e.g.
– Defining expenditure groups for operational flexibilities
– Defining what is to be included in the reporting to
Parliament for accountability purposes, and when do you
report?
– Defining which institution is responsible for the
Performance Framework – Is it DG Budgets?
– Defining who are to be the users of performance information