Ragioneria Generale dello Stato - Ministero dell Economia e delle Finanze

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Bilancio aperto (Open budget)

Open budget

"Bilancio aperto” (Open budget) is an app that lets every citizen consult the State Budget. It is built on the principles of transparency and accessibility of data and information.

RGS Data

BDAP - The portal of the RGS that makes available to the citizen the data of the Public Finance in a clear, transparent and accessible to everyone. - External link - new window

Public Sector Cash Requirements - 2020 Forecast

EU countries: ratio net Debt PA/PIL - Final balance 2018

UE comparison: State expenditure per capita in 2018

Comparison between municipalities: current expenditure per capita - Budeget 2018

Net contributors to the EU budget in 2018

EU Comparison: Public Sector Employees by population

Investments of the various PA throughout January 2020

Health expenditure by type of care in 2018

Institutional Activities

Forecast

The RGS State General Accounting Department develops forecasts of trends in different volumes of public finance, broken down by area, aggregate and the timeframe considered. Forecasts are made using a disaggregated model of public finance and operate, both in terms of financial accounting and national accounting, on the basis of a harmonized European accounting framework.

Forecasts are developed using tools of:

Accounting and Public Finance

Social expenditures

Budget preparation and management

The RGS State General Accounting Department takes care of the preparation and management of the State Budget, Government Financial Statements, as well as the preparation of the Operating Statement. It is also responsible for the coordination of National Treasury services and the management of funds to be transferred to Regions and other authorities.

The Budget cycle can be broken down into the following stages:

Budget

Budget management

Statement of accounts

Transfers of funds from the Budget

State Treasury

Supervision and Control

The RGS State General Accounting Department performs ex- ante reviews of documents and ex-post reviews of activities of Ministries and public bodies, assessing the financial impact of measures developed by Government and Parliament and ensuring they are consistent with public finance objectives. During the review process, the State General Accounting Office is supported in its work by its units: Central Budget Offices and Local General Accounting Departments (local RGS) on the one hand and Inspection Departments and Auditors on the other.

The activities are carried out through:

Supervision and Control of Public Finance

Assessment of compliance of legislative measures with public finance objectives

Monitoring

The RGS State General Accounting Department monitors fiscal policies and audits public finance trends.

More specifically, the monitoring activity focuses on:

Public Sector Employment

Financial relations with the UE

Infrastructure Expenditure

Fiscal balances

Health expenditure

Pension expenditure

Cross-cutting activities

The RGS State General Accounting Department has launched an organic program of digitization of public accounting tools and processes.

has launched a comprehensive digitization programme of public accounting tools and processes. Building upon the experience of the Public Administration Database under art. 13 of Law no. 196 of 2009, the "OpenBDAP" has been developed with a view to making all public finance data available in a clear, transparent and easily accessible manner.

Digitisation of Public Accounting

Databases

Public-Private Partnerships

Data according to Directive 2011/85/EU

Data according to Directive 2011/85/EU

Data according to Directive 2011/85/EU

Bilancio aperto (Open budget)

Open budget

RGS Data

Institutional Activities

Forecast

Budget preparation and management

Supervision and Control

Monitoring

Cross-cutting activities