Budgetary Sovereignty of Parliaments (ECPRD No. 5066)

The publication presents detailed issues related to the budgetary sovereignty of the Polish Parliament (i.e., the Sejm and the Senate) and the nature of the control / audit of budgetary expenditures. It analyses the role of the Parliament in preparation, adoption, and implementation of its budget in relation to, inter alia, funding and controlling expenditures allocated to parliamentary groups and political parties. It indicates the most important legal regulations related to this area and the amounts of expenditure from the budgets of the Chancellery of the Sejm and Senate, including the expenditure allocated to Deputies’ and Senators’ offices, as well as to parliamentary clubs, and groups.