Submission to the Commonwealth Financial Accountability Review Discussion Paper

27 June 2012

The BCA welcomes the thought the Department of Finance and Deregulation has given to opportunities to reduce unnecessary internal government reporting requirements. In the light of the substantial budgetary challenges that lie ahead, a strong case can be made for further institutional reforms that will help drive longer-term fiscal sustainability through increased transparency and accountability.

For this reason, we support the broad principles and propositions recommended by the paper.

Submission to the Commonwealth Financial Accountability Review Discussion Paper

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