The importance of transparency, legality and efficiency in the management of public funds and the importance of audit and control studies on local and regional governments. These were two of the great ideas that the Ombudsman championed. Antonio Mira-Perceval In his speech at the Municipality Forum organized by INFORMACIÓN. In his speech, he announced some of the reports the Court of Accounts is currently working on, for example the reports being prepared for next year with the Court of Accounts on the implementation of low emission zones (ZBE). The European Union requires this.
This study, which is planned to be published before the end of the year, will be preceded by another report on the support provided by city councils to municipal groups. Mira-Perceval also argued: Audit Office It collected information on cybersecurity measures used by administrations in order to comply with the National Security Plan and underlined the high rate of accountability in the Valencian Community, which is above the parameters achieved by other autonomies.
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The Ombudsman announced that his institution carried out a “horizontal audit” together with the European Commission. Court of Accounts Progress in implementing ZBEs. Emphasizing that Sindicatra de Comptes is in contact with the EU, Mira-Perceval said, “We must ensure from the control institutions the impact of this project on the lives of citizens and the importance of reducing emissions.” As “city councils”, it has always extended its hand to carry out mutual cooperation that will contribute to improving the quality of life of all citizens.
In this sense, he invited the members of the institution, especially those who are responsible for the first time since the May 28 elections, to visit the website of the institution where they can get information about their obligations or responsibilities. statistical reports this might be useful for you. The final result of the audit study regarding the support received by municipal groups will soon be available on this website. “There is a feeling that these subsidies are given and there is no accountability for what is done with the money. “Plenary sessions need to demand responsibility,” he said.
Reports
One issue that lies between Sindicatura de Comptes’ traditional work and the institution’s new concerns is cybersecurity. In this sense, Mira-Perceval defended the publication of reports published in May this year, in which it was revealed that Alicante Provincial Council and Benidorm City Council were entities of the municipality. Valencian Community It offers the best performance in this field. He also reminded that a cyber attack suffered by the Xixona City Council prevented the municipality from properly processing its accounts for years.
The speaker offered joint congratulations to the Valencian Community administrations that their financial situation is now better than it was a few years ago. «It is important for municipal authorities to know their situation. town halls and they compare themselves to others because that’s how they improve,” he added. Likewise, he was pleased that the regional accountability index was “very close” to 100%.
Mira-Perceval underlined two things regarding the reasons that led to these figures. The first of these, Generalitat It does not pay subsidies to municipal councils that are not accountable to the Comptes Sindicatura. The second is the institution’s enforcement capacity, which allows it to impose coercive fines, which is not available in all autonomies, as in the case of Andalusia, which falls under the Valencian Community.