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Role of Parliaments in Oversight of Public Debt Management
Given the importance of public debt to the overall economic health of a country, it is imperative that parliaments exercise their oversight roles over public debt and public debt management. This policy brief covers parliament’s role in oversight of public debt, including: Debt transparency; What oversight looks like through the stages of the budget cycle; Identifying key players in supporting parliamentary oversight; and an overview of the roles played by the executive branch to provide context for the work of parliament. […]