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Challenges:

The key challenges faced by any country that establishes a PBO are threefold— Guaranteeing independence and viability of the office in the long-run, ability to carry out truly independent analysis and demonstrating impact. However, political will and public support would help overcome these challenges.

Going forward, it will be important to understand that a PBO can only provide independent research; it cannot prevent executives from taking bad fiscal decisions.


 

14. Parliamentary privileges are not always used for the aims they were intended to serve. In this context, discuss the need for codification of these privileges in light of recent developments.Answer: