SPLITTING THE TREASURY: OLD HABITS IN NEW STRUCTURES?
In: Australian quarterly: AQ, Band 49, Heft 1, S. 29-39
ISSN: 0005-0091, 1443-3605
THE SPLIT OF THE TREASURY WAS INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE APPLICATION OF FINANCIAL CONTROL AND THE ACCURACY OF THE FORWARD ESTIMATES. BUT AS LONG AS THE SAME PEOPLE REMAIN IN INFLUENTIAL POSITIONS, OLD METHODS OF CONTROL ARE LIKELY TO BE RETAINED. FORWARD ESTIMATES FOR BOTH BUREAUCRATIC AND POLITICAL REASONS ARE STILL UNLIKELY TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, UNLESS A SEPERATE MINISTER OF FINANCE IS APPOINTED.