Kosovo

XK Constitution Arts. 65, 93, 119, 136-140 (2008/2016); LPFMA Law 03/L-048 / 06/L-021 (cash IPSAS; treasury single account; MTFF); Law 05/L-055 (Auditor-General — Assembly-elected 5yr; INTOSAI/EUROSAI); Law 04/L-042 amend. (procurement — PPRC + e-prokurimi); IMF SBA/RSF (fiscal benchmarks)

XK Const. Arts. 65, 93, 119, 136–140 (2008/2016); LPFMA Law 03/L-048 / 06/L-021 (cash IPSAS; treasury single account; MTFF; quarterly municipal capital reporting); Law 05/L-055 (Auditor-General — Assembly-elected 5yr; INTOSAI/EUROSAI 2020); Law 04/L-042 amend. 04/L-237, 05/L-068 (procurement — PPRC + e-prokurimi); IMF SBA/RSF 4th Rev. May 2025 (fiscal benchmarks; wage bill; public investment)

Statute text →

Fiscal Transparency: 61/100 (good)
61
out of 100
limited
28 of 37 scored fields populated. Higher = stronger statutory transparency requirements.

Kosovo's national fiscal transparency framework rests on the Constitution of Kosovo (2008/2016) Arts. 65, 93, 119, and 136-140, the Law on Public Financial Management and Accountability (LPFMA Law 03/L-048 / 06/L-021 — IPSAS-aligned, cash basis, treasury single account, MTFF including quarterly municipal capital reporting), Law 05/L-055 (Auditor-General — Assembly- elected 5-year term; INTOSAI/EUROSAI 2020 standards), procurement Law 04/L-042 (as amended 04/L-237, 05/L-068) governing the PPRC and e-prokurimi platform, and the IMF Stand-By Arrangement/Resilience and Sustainability Facility (SBA/RSF, 4th Review May 2025). Kosovo's partial international recognition (~100 of 193 UN members, including all EU member states) creates unique institutional constraints: Kosovo cannot be an IMF member in the traditional sense but has accessed IMF facilities through the Emergency Financing Mechanism; the SBA/RSF program serves as the primary external fiscal surveillance mechanism substituting for EU fiscal governance framework membership. Kosovo uses the euro unilaterally (not a Eurozone member) — no Two-Pack monthly obligation, interim_reporting_frequency = 'quarterly' at cluster floor. No standalone IFI exists. The pension system (KPST — Kosovo Pension Savings Trust) is a funded private defined-contribution pillar — pension_liability_disclosure = None (no unfunded liability to disclose). OBS does not cover Kosovo. Source gaps: e-prokurimi accessible; zka-rks.org confirms ZKA mandate; primary LPFMA text not extracted. Currency: EUR (unilateral); fiscal year: calendar year.

Transparency Requirements

Budget Publicationmax 12 pts

Budget publication required ✓ Yes
Budget published online ✓ Yes
Budget publication timeline
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
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 No
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
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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