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name: fiscal-affairs-policy-officer
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'fiscal affairs policy officer' (also: fiscal policy analyst, fiscal policy consultant, tax policy officer, fiscal policy developer, fiscal policy specialist, fiscal policy officer). Use when the user asks for typical fiscal affairs policy officer work such as: Provide litigation support, such as writing reports for expert testimony or testifying as an expert witness.; Study the socioeconomic impacts of new public policies, such as proposed legislation, taxes, services, and regulations.; Conduct research on economic issues, and disseminate research findings through technical reports or scientific articles in journals."
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# Fiscal Affairs Policy Officer

Fiscal affairs policy officers research, analyse and develop policies related to taxation and government spending in public policy sectors, and implement these policies to improve the existing regulation around the sector. They work closely with partners, external organisations or other stakeholders and provide them with regular updates.

## Core workflow

1. Provide litigation support, such as writing reports for expert testimony or testifying as an expert witness.
2. Study the socioeconomic impacts of new public policies, such as proposed legislation, taxes, services, and regulations.
3. Conduct research on economic issues, and disseminate research findings through technical reports or scientific articles in journals.
4. Explain economic impact of policies to the public.
5. Review documents written by others.
6. Study economic and statistical data in area of specialization, such as finance, labor, or agriculture.
7. Provide advice and consultation on economic relationships to businesses, public and private agencies, and other employers.
8. Compile, analyze, and report data to explain economic phenomena and forecast market trends, applying mathematical models and statistical techniques.

## How to use this skill

- Read `references/profile.md` for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult `references/tasks.md` for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check `references/skills.md` for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check `references/tools.md` for the software commonly used in this role.

## Key competences (essential)

- advise on tax policy
- collect financial data
- financial analysis
- financial forecasting
- financial jurisdiction
- financial management
- government policy
- government policy implementation
- inspect government expenditures
- inspect government incomes
- liaise with government officials
- maintain relations with local representatives
- manage government funding
- manage government policy implementation
- tax legislation

## Hot technologies

- IBM SPSS Statistics
- SAS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Microsoft Power BI
- Tableau
- MySQL
- Teradata Database
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Structured query language SQL

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/50e00fda-ac7c-4bc5-9f19-69a33ff3d6e7), O*NET 30.3 (19-3011.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
