Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Budget

Data on parliament’s budget role and activities

Parliamentary powers to amend the budget
Parliament has unrestricted powers to amend the budget
Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis
No
Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit
0
Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year
24 Mar 2023
(2023)
Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year
24 Mar 2023
(2023)
Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year
0
(2023)
National currency
Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
92.350
(2023)
State budget, per year
1,021,672,645,000 JMD
(2023)
State budget, per year in PPP
13,856,946,223
(2023)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No