Rhineland-Palatinate

Landeshaushaltsordnung Rheinland-Pfalz (LHO RP) GVBl. 2020 S. 258; Landesverfassung RP Art. 117

LHO RP GVBl. 2020 S. 258 §§1,10,28-31,39,73,80,88-91 (landesrecht.rlp.de confirmed 200); LV RP Art. 117 (Schuldenbremse 2010); Rechnungshof Rheinland-Pfalz (RHRP); HinSchG (federal); GWB+UVgO

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Fiscal Transparency: 68/100 (good)
68
out of 100
limited
29 of 37 scored fields populated. Higher = stronger statutory transparency requirements.

Rhineland-Palatinate's fiscal transparency framework rests on the Landeshaushaltsordnung Rheinland-Pfalz (LHO RP, GVBl. 2020 S. 258) and the Landesverfassung RP (LV RP) Art. 117. LV RP Art. 117 implements the Schuldenbremse from 2010 — among the earliest Land implementations. The Rechnungshof Rheinland-Pfalz publishes annual Jahresberichte to the Landtag Rheinland-Pfalz. The Land participates in the Stabilitätsrat. Procurement: GWB + UVgO. HinSchG (federal) applies. URL verified: landesrecht.rlp.de HTTP 200. Currency: EUR; fiscal year: calendar year.

Transparency Requirements

Budget Publicationmax 12 pts

Budget publication required ✓ Yes
Budget published online ✓ Yes
Budget publication timeline 90 days before fiscal year
Machine-readable budget format
Draft budget required before adoption ✓ Yes

Expenditure Disclosuremax 12 pts

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

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
Public bidding threshold 25,000 EUR
Contract publication required ✓ Yes
Bid award disclosure ✓ Yes
Beneficial ownership disclosure No

Debt & Liability Disclosuremax 10 pts

Debt disclosure required ✓ Yes
Pension liability disclosure
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 180 days after fiscal year
Citizens budget required

Enforcement & Oversightmax 10 pts

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

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 ✓ Yes
Salary disclosure scope executives
Pension benefit disclosure
Overtime reporting

Capital & Asset Disclosuremax 8 pts

Capital plan required ✓ Yes
Asset inventory required
Surplus asset disposal transparency

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