Argentina

Ley de Administración Financiera y de los Sistemas de Control del Sector Público Nacional (Ley 24.156/1992)

Ley 24.156/1992 (LAF); Ley 25.152/1999 (solvencia fiscal); Ley 27.275/2016 (acceso información); Ley 27.343/2016 (OPC); Decreto 1023/2001 (contrataciones); CN Arts. 75(8), 85, 99(10)

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Fiscal Transparency: 64/100 (good)
64
out of 100
limited
37 of 37 scored fields populated. Higher = stronger statutory transparency requirements.

Argentina's national fiscal transparency framework is anchored in the Constitución Nacional and Ley 24.156/1992 (Ley de Administración Financiera — LAF), establishing five coordinated PFM subsystems (budget, public credit, treasury, accounting, control). CN Art. 85 uniquely requires the AGN president to come from the main opposition party. The Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso (OPC, Ley 27.343/2016) provides independent congressional budget analysis. OBS 2023: T=51, reflecting a technically sound statutory framework severely underimplemented in practice — AGN audit reports are not published online and Argentina's chronic macroeconomic instability (211% inflation in 2023, multiple defaults) creates persistent compliance gaps. All fields score the statutory framework as written.

Transparency Requirements

Budget Publicationmax 12 pts

Budget publication required ✓ Yes
Budget published online ✓ Yes
Budget publication timeline 108 days before fiscal year
Machine-readable budget format No
Draft budget required before adoption ✓ Yes

Expenditure Disclosuremax 12 pts

Expenditure disclosure required ✓ Yes
Expenditure granularity department
Public expenditure portal required ✓ Yes
Expenditure reporting frequency quarterly

Independent Auditmax 12 pts

Audit required ✓ Yes
Auditor independent of entity ✓ Yes
Auditor selection method appointed independent
Audit frequency annual
Audit reports public ✓ Yes
Audit scope financial performance

Contract & Procurementmax 10 pts

Public bidding required ✓ Yes
Contract publication required ✓ Yes
Bid award disclosure ✓ Yes
Beneficial ownership disclosure No

Debt & Liability Disclosuremax 10 pts

Debt disclosure required ✓ Yes
Pension liability disclosure No
Contingent liability disclosure ✓ Yes
Voter approval required for new debt No

Fiscal Reporting Frequencymax 10 pts

Interim reporting required ✓ Yes
Interim reporting frequency quarterly
Year-end report deadline 150 days after fiscal year
Citizens budget required No

Enforcement & Oversightmax 10 pts

Non-compliance penalties ✓ Yes
Fiscal oversight body No
Whistleblower protections No
Legislative budget office ✓ Yes

Revenue & Tax Transparencymax 8 pts

Tax expenditure reporting ✓ Yes
Revenue forecasting required ✓ Yes
Tax rate publication ✓ Yes
Fee schedule publication ✓ Yes

Compensation & Payrollmax 8 pts

Salary disclosure required No
Salary disclosure scope
Pension benefit disclosure No
Overtime reporting No

Capital & Asset Disclosuremax 8 pts

Capital plan required ✓ Yes
Asset inventory required No
Surplus asset disposal transparency No

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