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Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998
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#### 26 Division of responsibility between responsible Secretaries
In preparing a pre‑election fiscal and economic outlook report:
(a) the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury is responsible for:
(i) tax revenue estimates included in the fiscal estimates required by paragraph 24(1)(a); and
(ii) the information required by paragraph 24(1)(b); and
(iii) the information required by paragraph 24(1)(c), so far as it relates to the tax revenue estimates; and
(iv) the information required by paragraph 24(1)(d), so far as it relates to risks to tax revenue or tax expenditure; and
(v) the information required by paragraph 24(1)(e); and
(b) the Secretary of the Department of Finance is responsible for:
(i) outlays or expenses estimates, and revenue estimates (other than tax revenue estimates), included in the fiscal estimates required by paragraph 24(1)(a); and
(ii) the information required by paragraph 24(1)(c), so far as it relates to the outlays or expenses estimates, or revenue estimates (other than tax revenue estimates), referred to in subparagraph (i); and
(iii) the information required by paragraph 24(1)(d), so far as it relates to risks to outlays or expenses, or revenue (other than tax revenue).