29 of 37 scored fields populated.
Higher = stronger statutory transparency requirements.
Luxembourg's national fiscal transparency framework rests on the Constitution du Grand-Duché (Arts. 99–105) and the Loi du 8 juin 1999 sur le Budget et la Comptabilité de l'État. Constitution Art. 104 mandates annual parliamentary budget adoption and requires that all revenues and expenditures appear in the budget and accounts. Art. 105 establishes the Cour des comptes (Court of Accounts) as responsible for controlling the financial management of all state organs, submitting general accounts with its observations to the Chamber of Deputies. Members of the Court of Accounts are appointed by the Grand Duke on the recommendation of the Chamber of Deputies. Luxembourg established the Conseil National des Finances Publiques (CNFP) in 2014 under Fiscal Compact (TSCG 2012) Art. 3(2) obligations as its national independent fiscal institution. The Loi du 8 avril 2018 sur les marchés publics transposes EU Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU, requiring competitive tendering and publication on marches.public.lu and TED. The Inspection Générale des Finances (IGF) monitors budget execution and produces quarterly états d'exécution budgétaire. Monthly financial position data is submitted to the European Commission under EU Two-Pack (Regulation 473/2013). The Loi du 16 mai 2023 transposes EU Whistleblower Directive 2019/1937. Luxembourg is a Eurozone founding member with no national PEFA assessment (pefa.org 504) and no IBP Open Budget Survey coverage. Key bundle gap: legilux.public.lu is JS-rendered and not statically accessible; statute-level citation depth is limited. Currency: EUR; fiscal year: calendar year.
Transparency Requirements
Budget Publicationmax 12 pts
| Budget publication required |
✓ Yes
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| Budget published online |
✓ Yes
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| Budget publication timeline |
77 days before fiscal year
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| Machine-readable budget format |
No
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| Draft budget required before adoption |
✓ Yes
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Expenditure Disclosuremax 12 pts
| Expenditure disclosure required |
✓ Yes
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| Expenditure granularity |
department
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| Public expenditure portal required |
No
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| Expenditure reporting frequency |
quarterly
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Independent Auditmax 12 pts
| Audit required |
✓ Yes
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| Auditor independent of entity |
✓ Yes
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| Auditor selection method |
appointed independent
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| Audit frequency |
annual
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| Audit reports public |
✓ Yes
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| Audit scope |
financial performance
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Contract & Procurementmax 10 pts
| Public bidding required |
✓ Yes
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| Contract publication required |
✓ Yes
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| Bid award disclosure |
✓ Yes
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| Beneficial ownership disclosure |
No
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Debt & Liability Disclosuremax 10 pts
| Debt disclosure required |
✓ Yes
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| Pension liability disclosure |
—
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| Contingent liability disclosure |
✓ Yes
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| Voter approval required for new debt |
No
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Fiscal Reporting Frequencymax 10 pts
| Interim reporting required |
✓ Yes
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| Interim reporting frequency |
quarterly
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| Year-end report deadline |
181 days after fiscal year
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| Citizens budget required |
No
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Enforcement & Oversightmax 10 pts
| Non-compliance penalties |
No
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| Fiscal oversight body |
✓ Yes
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| Whistleblower protections |
✓ Yes
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| Legislative budget office |
✓ Yes
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Revenue & Tax Transparencymax 8 pts
| Tax expenditure reporting |
—
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| Revenue forecasting required |
✓ Yes
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| Tax rate publication |
✓ Yes
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| Fee schedule publication |
—
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Compensation & Payrollmax 8 pts
| Salary disclosure required |
No
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| Salary disclosure scope |
—
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| Pension benefit disclosure |
—
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| Overtime reporting |
—
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Capital & Asset Disclosuremax 8 pts
| Capital plan required |
—
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| Asset inventory required |
—
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| Surplus asset disposal transparency |
—
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