The Office of Planning and Budget (OPP) (Spanish: Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto) is the agency responsible for advising the Government of Uruguay in the formulation of national and departmental plans, programs and policies as well as in the definition of the Government's economic and social strategy.
Headquartered in the Executive Tower, Montevideo, its head is appointed by the President of the Republic at the beginning of the mandate.
[1] By decree of the National Council of Government of January 27, 1960, the Investment and Economic Development Commission was created.
This commission was chaired by the Minister of Finance and also made up of the Ministers of Public Works, Industry and Labor, Livestock and Agriculture, the General Accountant of the Nation, the Director of Public Credit and a Director of the Bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
Its functions were to formulate organic plans for economic development; project and seek its internal and external financing; coordinate all efforts to increase national productivity; and monitor the implementation of approved plans.