This Budget Brief was published by the General Budget Department in 2013. It provides a brief presentation on the General Budget Law for 2013. The brief mainly examines the following key themes in detail for the year 2013: Economic and Fiscal performance, budget milestones and assumptions, macroeconomic projections, main budget features, developments, mechanism and stages of general budget preparation, Jordan’s Budget Calendar; and Potential risks that the general budget might face in the medium term.