The Office of Budget and Planning was established initially as the Office of Budget, Planning, and Systems Management, in October 1984; the name was shortened to its current form in 1990. It succeeded Budget, Analysis, and Planning, which had superseded Institutional Analysis and Planning, which in turn had followed the Office of Academic Planning, dating back to 1961. The office and its predecessors were formerly responsible for helping design new campus buildings and planning the allocation of office, classroom, and storage space; however, that function was transferred to Physical Planning and Development (now Campus Planning and Development) in 1988. From 1976 to 1978, it provided information to the University's anti-inflation board to monitor or control salary levels. Some of its staff have served on the British Columbia Post-Secondary Education Enrollment Forecasting Committee (BCFC), an inter-institutional body based at UBC. The office's current functions are to formulate, maintain, and monitor the General Purpose Operating Budget and the University Development Fund. It provides information to the President's Office, the Board of Governors, the Senate, and other University bodies and individuals. The Office publishes the annual Budget and Planning Narrative, the University Fact Book, and other reports. The President's Office provides information to the provincial government and other external agencies and individuals.