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The draft law on the state budget is not consistent with good law-making practice and rules of legislative drafting, Estonia's National Audit Office said in its opinion on the bill drawn up by the Finance Ministry.
Estonia's audit office criticizes draft state budget law
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The bill is not accompanied by drafts of implementation acts and the implementation mechanisms are not well thought out, the auditors said.
Auditor General Alar Karis also noted that the bill limits parliament's opportunities to have a say in the yearly budget process.
In his judgment the proposed strategic planning changes are pro forma and the substance of the changes and their effects remain unclear.
The possibility to assume extensive obligations written into the bill will reduce the flexibility of the state budget.
By Wednesday amendments to the draft law had been proposed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications and the National Audit Office.
The Finance Ministry released the state budget bill for public consultation on July 4.