Benin
National Assembly
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Budget
Data on parliament’s budget role and activities
- Parliamentary powers to amend the budget
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Parliament may make amendments but only if it does not change the total deficit/surplus proposed by the Executive
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Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis
For example, a Parliamentary Budget Office.
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Yes
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Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit
For example, a Parliamentary Budget Office.
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4
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Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year
Refers to the draft State budget.
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13 Oct 2022(2023)
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Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year
Refers to the draft State budget.
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01 Dec 2022(2023)
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Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year
The number is the duration between the date when parliament received the draft budget and the date when parliament adopted the budget in each year.
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49(2023)
- National currency
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West African CFA franc (XOF)
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PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
See: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP
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204.870(2023)
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State budget, per year
Figures include the total budget initially passed and authorized by parliament or total expenditures for the given year.
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3,033,337,000,000 XOF(2023)
- State budget, per year in PPP
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14,729,942,213(2023)