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National Assembly

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
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
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 amount of the budget is agreed between Parliament and the Executive
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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
Parliament decides how to allocate the budget
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National currency
CFA Franc (XAF)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
219.66 (2022)
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Parliament’s budget, per year In national currency. The figure is for the entire parliament.
5,509,216,000
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Budget for the chamber
5,509,216,000 (2021)
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State budget, per year
1,521,646,626,000
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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.
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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 one or more gender equality policies that apply to the parliamentary administration Parliaments may have one or more official gender equality policies - or be subject to national policies, laws or guidelines - that address issues such as the recruitment and promotion of women staff, family-friendly work arrangements, and gender based-discrimination and harassment.
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.
172
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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.
172
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Secretary General

Authority that selects the Secretary General Authority that selects the Secretary General.
Parliament votes to approve the selection of the Secretary General
Length of term of the Secretary General
Previous occupation of the current Secretary General
Member of parliament