Budget Reform and State Modernisation in France

• A clearer Budget and a more reactive Administration:
the new budgetary architecture and ensuing management methods ensure greater transparency in the State's actions and public finance-related issues.

• The Administration engaged in Management by Performance: by requiring Programme managers to link their actual results to the resources allocated, the French administration seeks to make public spending more efficient.

• A greater Role for Parliament: restoring the balance of power between Government and Parliament will give the vote on the Budget Act all its meaning.

• The Central Government Accounting Standards