Malta
House of Representatives
Parliamentary budget
Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget
Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget: Constitution; Standing Orders of Parliament; Other
Constitution
Standing Orders of Parliament
Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget
Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget: Parliament; The Executive; Parliament and the Executive together; Other
Parliament and the Executive together
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Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget
Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget: Parliament decides the maximum amount of the budget; The amount of the budget is agreed between Parliament and the Executive; The Executive decides the maximum amount of the budget; Other
The Executive decides the maximum amount of the budget
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Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget
Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget: Parliament decides how to allocate the budget; The Executive can request Parliament to modify the budget allocation; The Executive can require Parliament to modify the budget allocation; The Executive decides how to allocate the budget; Other
The Executive decides how to allocate the budget
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National currency
Euro (EUR)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
See: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP
Parliament’s budget, per year
In national currency. The figure is for the entire parliament.
12,648,000
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Link to the parliamentary budget
Budget for the chamber
Not applicable. There is not a separate budget for each chamber in a bicameral parliament.
Yes
State budget, per year
6,486,631,000
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Percentage of the State budget devoted to parliament, per year
The percentage is calculated by dividing parliament’s budget by the State budget.
Parliamentary staff
The parliamentary administration is independent from the government
Members of the parliamentary administration may be fully independent from the government For example, certain countries have a ‘parliamentary civil service’ that is different from the general civil service, which works for the Executive.
Parliament has control over the recruitment of parliamentary staff
Certain parliaments control the recruitment of parliamentary
staff. Parliament decides - independently from the government- when to recruit
staff, what procedures to use, who to recruit, etc.
There is an official gender equality policy in the parliamentary administration
Certain parliaments may have an official gender equality policy which may, for instance, address to the recruitment and promotion of women in the parliamentary administration.
Number of permanent staff employed by parliament (full time equivalent (FTE) positions)
Parliaments provided the number of permanent staff in full time equivalent (FTE) positions. The figures may thus contain decimals in case some positions are part-time basis. The figures do not include personal staff employed by parliamentarians.
Number of permanent staff for each chamber
Certain bicameral parliaments have a separate secretariat for each chamber. The number of staff of both chambers may not add up to the total number of parliamentary staff since certain staff may work for other bodies in parliament, such as committee, library, ombudsman office.
Not applicable. The staff work for the entire parliament.
Yes
Secretary General
Authority that selects the Secretary General
Authority that selects the Secretary General.
Notes
the appointment is made by the government subject to approval by the speaker.
Parliament votes to approve the selection of the Secretary General
Length of term of the Secretary General
A fixed number of years
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Length of the fixed term for the Secretary General (years)
3
Previous occupation of the current Secretary General
Parliamentary staff