How the National Assembly Budget and Research Office supports evidence-led budget and economic oversight.
Provide independent, unbiased and non-partisan analysis of the Executive arm of Government's annual budget estimates.
Provide independent, unbiased analysis of the budget of the National Assembly and assist all the Committees of the National Assembly in developing their annual budgets.
Provide independent and continuous review and monitoring of the existing and proposed programmes and budgets of the Federal Government.
Provide analysis of the economic implication on the private sector and the budgetary and financial implication of any proposed legislation when so required by any committee of the National Assembly.
Keep proper track of bills passed by the National Assembly to determine whether the tax and expenditure goals set by the National Assembly are met in relation thereto.
Provide assistance to all committees in both Chambers of the National Assembly with information that shall assist in the discharge of their functions, including information on budget and bills relating to new budget heads, estimated future revenue and changing revenue conditions, aggregate current liabilities and existing financial commitments, and related information requested by Committees.
Prepare and present to the National Assembly periodic forecasts of economic trends and alternative fiscal policies.
Provide the National Assembly with cost estimates including an analysis of the inflationary impact of any proposed legislation.
Submit to both chambers of the National Assembly, not later than June every year, a report of all items funded in the preceding financial year for which no appropriation was made by the National Assembly and all items contained in the Appropriation Act in the preceding financial year but which were not funded by the Federal Government.
Publish and disseminate on its website information it generates, including reports, analysis and forecasts.
Carry out any other functions as the Board may direct from time to time.
Submit to both chambers of the National Assembly quarterly reports on budget implementation.
Provision of support to all committees of the National Assembly throughout the annual budget process.
Assistance with analysis of the economic implications of proposed legislation on the private sector and the budgetary and financial implications on States and Local Governments.
Review of requests to make changes to the budget after it is enacted, and presentation of findings to committees in both chambers.
Provision of NABRO personnel on a needs basis at the request of any economic-related committees of both chambers.
Provision of analysis of the inflationary impact of proposed legislation.
Independent, unbiased analysis of national budgets, proposed bills and other proposals while they are in the proposal phase.
Analysis and reporting of existing programmes, bills and budget implementations to evaluate actual effect and impact.
Improves the overall budgeting process by ensuring more objective budget analysis.
Promotes transparency in the budgeting process.
Enhances credibility of the budgeting process through independent analysis of the budget.
Simplifies complex information and enables better understanding of the budget presented to the various stakeholders.
Promotes accountability of all stakeholders involved in the budgeting process.
Provides rapid responses to budget inquiries from the legislature.
