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‘A watchdog without resources is not a watchdog’: Labor accused of letting key accountability body languish

Criticism of budget funding comes amid warnings the Australian National Audit Office will struggle to meet its targets for independent reviewsGet our breaking news email, free app...

EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog Says Congressional Budget Office’s Calculations Have More Holes Than Swiss Cheese

by Nick Naulty at CDN - A report from a government watchdog organization released Thursday highlights inaccurate projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The report...

MPs approve new federal budget watchdog over Conservative, Bloc opposition

The House of Commons voted to approve Annette Ryan, a longtime public servant and the current deputy director of Fintrac, as Canada's next Parliamentary Budget Officer.

Canada picks Annette Ryan as next budget watchdog

Annette Ryan will become Canada’s fourth parliamentary budget officer, an independent watchdog of government finances, after parliament approved her appointment on Tuesday. 

Does a late state budget really matter? This Albany watchdog says yes

It’s a pattern that one good-government watchdog group doesn’t want you to get too comfortable with.

Warren, King, Wyden Push Government Watchdog to Launch Probe Into Ineffective “Free File” Tax Prog...

Budget freeze undermines oversight of police, watchdog cautions

Police misconduct agency may need to dip into financial reserves without new funding

New data tool gives side-by-side comparison of House and Senate budget drafts

Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice has announced a major update to its Hawaiʻi Budget webpage, giving advocates, policymakers, and community members a powe...

A proposed budgeting code — but where are the guardrails?

The proposal to adopt a Philippine Budgeting Code is both timely — and long overdue. For decades, the country’s budgeting framework has been held together by a patchwork of laws, e...

Rappler Recap: SC oral arguments zero in on unprogrammed funds

Budget experts invited by the Supreme Court warn that unprogrammed funds may weaken transparency and accountability, while others say they remain necessary with safeguards in place

Rappler Recap: SC oral arguments zero in on unprogrammed funds

Budget experts invited by the Supreme Court warn that unprogrammed funds may weaken transparency and accountability, while others say they remain necessary with safeguards in place

In Washington, a profound shift in how taxpayer money is spent. Will it last?

President Donald Trump has worked to control more government spending, as Congress has ceded some of its power of the purse. The change could create a new normal.

Planning watchdog's legal costs increase by 46 per cent to almost 700k

Planning watchdog's legal costs increase by 46 per cent to almost 700k

Planning watchdog's legal costs increase by 46 per cent to almost 700k

Planning watchdog's legal costs increase by 46 per cent to almost 700k

How Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill Is Reversing Rampant State Waste And Fraud

A recent congressional hearing showed the scope of the state waste, fraud, and abuse problem our nation faces.

Fuel supports must be temporary to protect Budget, says head of state spending watchdog

An excise cut is in place until the end of July – and the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says deadlines will be important.

Fuel supports must be temporary to protect Budget, says head of state spending watchdog

An excise cut is in place until the end of July – and the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says deadlines will be important.

Budget 2026: Everyone wants to cut costs until it’s their own

David Seymour and Winston Peters are all for fiscal discipline and hard choices, just not when it comes to their own ministries. David Seymour was fizzing as the government announc...

Dáil spending watchdog urged to examine RTÉ’s €855,000 ‘Toy Show’ appeal consultancy bill

The Dáil spending watchdog has been urged to examine RTÉ’s €855,000 proposed spend on consultants related to The Late Late Toy Show appeal donations.

Washington’s Budget Process Is Broken. Fix It Now!

by James Carter And Timothy Maney at CDN - The federal government spent $7 trillion last year. That works out to roughly $222,000 per second — a pace that would have made even the...

Richard Moore: How to cut state spending, really

An amendment capping spending growth. An amendment restoring legislative oversight of rulemaking. Mandatory sunsets. Reining in the counties and towns. The state has plenty of ways...

Gov’t agencies told to cut spending amid oil crisis

THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) has ordered government agencies to cut spending and defer selected projects to free up funds to cushion the impact of the Middle East...

[OPINION] The problem with Martin Romualdez’s framing of the budget process

Redrawing responsibility from design to execution

Budgets Used To Be About Fiscal Control. Not Anymore