Constitution of the FDRE 1994 Arts. 94-101 + Federal Financial Administration Proclamation 970/2016 + OFAG Proclamation 982/2016 + Public Procurement Proclamation 1176/2020

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Ethiopia's federal fiscal framework is anchored in the 1994 Constitution's ethnic federalism architecture (Arts. 94-101) -- the only African constitution granting regional states a constitutional right to self-determination including secession -- combined with Federal Financial Administration Proclamation 970/2016, OFAG Proclamation 982/2016, and Public Procurement Proclamation 1176/2020. The Office of the Federal Auditor General (OFAG), appointed by the House of Peoples' Representatives on Prime Minister recommendation (Art. 101), reports annually to HoPR and holds AFROSAI-E membership. PEFA 2019 revealed a split profile: strong aggregate fiscal discipline (PI-1=A, PI-7=A, PI-13=A, PI-18=B+) against critical transparency weaknesses (PI-9=D fiscal information access, PI-28=D in-year reports). Ethiopia is absent from all IBP Open Budget Survey rounds (ibp_obs_transparency_score=NULL; no IBP country office). The 2020-2022 Tigray war caused severe disruption to fiscal institutions in northern Ethiopia; the Pretoria Agreement (November 2022) and IMF ECF (July 2023, USD ~3.4B) mark the post-war recovery framework. Score: 47 (weak band; no positive ET-specific overrides vs. cluster baseline; primary gaps are dual NULL deadlines -- budget_timeline_days and yearend_report_deadline_days -- pending Proc. 970/2016 text access; ceiling depressed by PI-9=D, absent portal, absent citizens budget, absent RTI proactive mandate, absent IFI/LBO/whistleblower protections). FY: July 8 - July 7 (Ethiopic Ge'ez calendar). Currency: ETB.

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