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1. ECONOMIC AND BUDGET BRIEFS
The Economic and Budget Brief published by the PBO is intended to update Members of Parliament (MPs), Parliamentary Committees, researchers, etc. on recent macroeconomic, fiscal and budgetary developments. It looks at GDP, Public debt, exchange rates, monetary policy and interest rate movements, inflationary trends, domestic revenue and expenditure performance. From time to time, the report also delves into the country’s ease of doing business, and Gender mainstreaming of the national budget.

Quarterly Economic and Budget Brief July to Sept 2024

Quarterly Economic and Budget Brief Jan-Mar 2024

Quarterly Economic and Budget Brief Jan-Mar 2023

Quarterly Economic and Budget Brief Aprl-Jun 2023

Quarterly Economic and Budget Brief July to Sept 2023

PBO Half-yearly Economic and Budget Brief Jan-Jun 2021

PBO Half-yearly Economic and Budget Brief July-Dec 2021

PBO Half-yearly Economic and Budget Brief Jan-Jun 2020

PBO Half-yearly Economic and Budget Brief July-Dec 2020

Quarterly Economic Budget brief June 2019

2. PBO ANALYSIS ON THE FINANCE ACT 2023
PBO analysis on the Finance Act 2023. The Act provides for the imposition and alteration of taxes, to give effect to the financial proposals of the Government and to provide for other related matters for the financial year 2023.[pdf]Read more…..

PBO Analysis on the Finance Act 2023

3.SUMMARY OF THE FISCAL STRATEGY STATEMENT 2024-2028
The 2024-2028 Fiscal Strategy Statement (FSS), is prepared in fulfillment of section 23 (1) of the PFM Act, 2016 and contains the fiscal objectives of the Government for the next five years (2024-2028), and proposes measures for achieving those objectives over the period. The FSS provides early indications to Cabinet and Parliament of the main revenue and expenditure targets and budget allocations to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for the medium-term. [pdf]Read more…..

SUMMARY OF THE FISCAL STRATEGY STATEMENT 2024 - 2028

4. SUMMARY OF THE STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL POLICIES FY-2024
The minister of Finance appears in the House to give statement on the Bill entitled “The Appropriation Act 2024”, which will authorize expenditure from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for 2024. The uncertain global economic environment, coupled with high food and energy prices continued to weigh on economic growth in 2023. The minister in his statement highlighted a number of development considerations which the 2024 budget seeks to address. [pdf]Read more…..

SUMMARY OF THE STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL POLICIES- FY 2024

5. SIERRA LEONE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FACT SHEETS
The district fact sheets have been produced as the first major output of the Parliamentary Budget Office and it aims to provide an overview of key development indicators across selected thematic development subjects in Sierra Leone. These district fact sheets highlight the status of the performance of selected development indicators in Sierra Leone, which relate to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed to in 2015 by the 193 UN member countries.[pdf]Read more…..

Sierra Leone District Development Fact Sheets

6. BUDGET BRIEF OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON SELECTED SECTORS (2014-2017)
This Analytical Budget Brief is an ex-post examination which looks at the pattern of government expenditures, both in terms of budget allocations and actual spending for selected sectors for the period 2014 to 2017, during which the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) implemented the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) III – the Agenda for Prosperity.[pdf]Read more…..

Budget Brief of Government Expenditure on Selected Sectors (2014-2017)

7. 2023-2024 BUDGET APPROPRIATION QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MDAs
Ahead of the Committee of Supply of the whole House, Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) are required to complete and return a Questionnaire to assist Parliamentary Appropriation sub-committees in their review of the MDAs previous years expenditure, current year running budget and allocations, and proposed budgetary estimates for the year ahead. This is in line with the three years rolling budget system practice by the state. [pdf]Read more…..

2023-2024 BUDGET APPROPRIATION QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MDAs

8. . KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON THE STATE OPENING OF THE 5TH SESSION OF THE 5TH PARLIAMENT, OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE-10th May, 2022

9. TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS
The PBO staff members participate in various training programs and workshops to enhance their skills in budget analysis, data analytics, policy research, and governance. They also receive training in communication skills, and from time to time, engaging in international policy forums to learn from comparative experiences..

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