Q13.
Is there a legislative committee (or other appropriate body) responsible for defence budget scrutiny and analysis in an effective way?
13a. Formal rights
Score
SCORE: 100/100
Rubric
South Africa score: 100/100
Score: 0/100
No such legislative committee exists, or it lacks any formal powers over the defence budget.
Score: 50/100
There is a defence committee with formal rights of scrutiny of the defence budget, but lacks some of the powers listed in score 4.
Score: 100/100
There is a defence committee with extensive formal rights of scrutiny of the defence budget. The committee has the power to scrutinise any aspect of budget and expenditures. The committee is in a position to require expert witnesses to appear in front of it.
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13b. Influence on decision-making
Score
SCORE: 25/100
Rubric
South Africa score: 25/100
Score: 0/100
The defence committee has no impact on defence budget decision-making.
Score: 25/100
The committee reviews the defence budget, but fails to take advantage of its formal powers of scrutiny. It may exercise informal influence over the budget in the case of no formal powers.
Score: 50/100
The committee reviews the defence budget and attempts to influence budgetary decisions through formal mechanisms, but these attempts are limited.
Score: 75/100
The committee performs all the functions of score 4, but this may not be in a timely fashion or there may be clear instances where the committee fails to scrutinise effectively aspects of the budget before the start of the fiscal year.
Score: 100/100
The committee has introduced amendments to the budget and there is evidence that in some instances these have resulted in changes to the budget. The committee engages in mid-year expenditure review and can strike out expenditures before they are incurred.
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Compare scores by country
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Country | 13a. Formal rights | 13b. Influence on decision-making |
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Albania | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Algeria | 0 / 100 | NA |
Angola | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Argentina | 0 / 100 | NA |
Armenia | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Australia | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Azerbaijan | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Bahrain | 0 / 100 | NA |
Bangladesh | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Belgium | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Botswana | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Brazil | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Burkina Faso | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Cameroon | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Canada | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Chile | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
China | 0 / 100 | NA |
Colombia | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Denmark | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Egypt | 0 / 100 | NA |
Estonia | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Finland | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
France | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Germany | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Ghana | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Greece | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Hungary | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
India | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Indonesia | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Iran | 0 / 100 | NA |
Iraq | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Israel | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Italy | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Japan | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Jordan | 0 / 100 | NA |
Kenya | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Kosovo | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Kuwait | 75 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Latvia | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Lebanon | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Lithuania | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Malaysia | 50 / 100 | NA |
Mali | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Mexico | 75 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Montenegro | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Morocco | 0 / 100 | NA |
Myanmar | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Netherlands | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
New Zealand | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Niger | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Nigeria | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
North Macedonia | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Norway | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Oman | 0 / 100 | NA |
Palestine | 0 / 100 | NA |
Philippines | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Poland | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Portugal | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Qatar | 0 / 100 | NA |
Russia | 100 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Saudi Arabia | 0 / 100 | NA |
Serbia | 100 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Singapore | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
South Africa | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
South Korea | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
South Sudan | 100 / 100 | NEI |
Spain | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Sudan | 0 / 100 | NA |
Sweden | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Switzerland | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Taiwan | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Tanzania | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Thailand | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Tunisia | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Turkey | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Uganda | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Ukraine | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
United Arab Emirates | 0 / 100 | NA |
United Kingdom | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
United States | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Venezuela | 0 / 100 | NA |
Zimbabwe | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |