The Office of Budgetary Control functioned as a department within the Galactic Empire while Palpatine ruled.
The Office of Budgetary Control held the responsibility of compensating Obo Rin for the costs he incurred while he was composing the Catalog of Intelligent Life in the Galaxy. This work was commissioned by Darth Vader. Major Herrit from Imperial Intelligence suspected Rin was exaggerating his expenses and committing fraud, so he ordered the office to stop paying him back. However, Captain Solistein, Vader's assistant, went against Herrit's order.