Parliamentary Budget Office

Brief description

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) was established in 2012 to ‘*inform the Parliament by providing independent and non-partisan analysis of the budget cycle, fiscal policy and the financial implications of proposals*’ (Section 64B of the *Parliamentary Service Act 1999*).

We do this in three main ways:

- by responding to requests made by Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia for **[costings of policy proposals](https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Budget_Office/Publications/Costings "Parliamentary Budget Office's costings of policy proposals")** or for analysis of matters relating to the budget

- by publishing a **[report](https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Budget_Office/Publications/Post-election_reports "Parliamentary Budget Office's post-election report")** after every general election that provides transparency around the fiscal impact of the election commitments of major parties
- by conducting and publishing **[research](https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Budget_Office/Publications/Research_reports "Parliamentary Budget Office's research")** that enhances the public understanding of the budget and fiscal policy settings.

To view our datasets, see the link below or visit our **[website](https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Budget_Office "Parliamentary Budget Office's official website")**.