Public Services
President of the Court of Auditors willing to take the institution's reform to the Constitutional Court
The President of the Court of Auditors, Filipa Urbano Calvão, has expressed willingness to challenge the government's reform of the body at the Constitutional Court. She argues that the removal of prior visa requirements for over 90% of public contracts has not been proven to ensure effective public finance management.
Why it matters
While this is a high-level institutional dispute, it signals potential legal challenges to public procurement rules; if the Court of Auditors' oversight role is restricted, there may be fewer safeguards against corruption or mismanagement in public contracts that impact your local infrastructure and services.PúblicoRead original ↗
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