NRP Portugal

MeasureDescriptionCurrentStatus: inprogress/CompletedLast year’s results Next Steps NotesCreation of thefigure of FinancialController at eachMinistryProcedures forimprovingcompliance withthe duty ofinformation interms of budgetmattersThe FC seeks toencourage the improvedmanagement of publicresources within thesector scope providingsupport to the sectorMinister of the area inwhich they are inserted,planning domains, budgetexecution, commitmentundertakings, renderingof accounts and reportedobligations.Amendment ofprocedures to improve thequality and timelyconsolidation ofinformation and reinforcebudget control.Application of noncompliancesanctions byway of legal provisionsintroduced into budgetlaws, the Law on LocalFinances and the Law forthe Financing of Self-Governing Regions.CompletedIn progressThe FC has fortified the budget consolidation strategy by rationalising public spending andsupporting the implementation of better management practices. The early alert system has beenused to notify the MEF of situations in which there are risks of non-compliance with budget goals.The FC has also monitored the undertaking of financial commitments.New measures inprogress which seekto improveinformation on theaccounts ofRegional and LocalAdministrations, inparticular thatrelating toindebtedness.2