Oman

Administration

Parliamentary and State 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

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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

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Parliament

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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

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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

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Parliament decides how to allocate the budget

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National currency

Omani Rial (OMR)

PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor

See: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP

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0.230

(2023)

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Parliament’s budget, per year

In national currency. The figure is for the entire parliament.

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6,626,000 OMR

(2021)

Notes: 2017

Parliament’s budget, per year in PPP

PPP converstion factor (LCU per international $)

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31,552,381

(2021)

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Offices included in the parliamentary budget

Offices included in the parliamentary budget: Ombudsman; Supreme Audit Institution/National Audit Office; National Budget Office; National Library; Other institutions

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No information available

There is a separate budget for each chamber in a bicameral parliament

No

(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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10,880,000,000 OMR

(2021)

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Proportion of the State budget devoted to parliament, per year

The proportion is calculated by dividing parliament’s budget by the State budget.

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0.001

(2021)

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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.

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Yes

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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.

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Yes

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There is one or more gender equality policy that applies 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.

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Yes

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Links to gender equality policies

No information available

Number of staff employed by the parliament (FTE)

The number of full time equivalent (FTE) Secretariat staff for the parliament or chamber. Figures do not include personal staff employed by parliamentarians.

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No information available

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Not applicable. The staff work for the entire parliament.

Yes

Secretary General

Authority that selects the Secretary General

Head of State/Government; The Speaker; Bureau/ Parliamentary board; Other

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Head of State/Government

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Chamber/Parliament votes to approve the selection of the Secretary General

No

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Length of term of the Secretary General

No fixed term

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Previous occupation of the current Secretary General

Other

Notes: Undersecretary of Ministry of Civil Services