CHEGA presented in the Assembly of the Republic a recommendation project to the Government for the conduct of an external and independent audit of RTP. The objective is to evaluate the financial, remuneration, human resources management and internal control mechanisms of the public company over a period of eleven years, between 2013 and 2024.
The political initiative comes following a preliminary report prepared by the Inspectorate-General of Finance, which raised doubts about the management of the public television broadcaster during the period from 2018 to 2024. This preliminary report is what is at the origin of the pressure for a more thorough analysis of RTP's accounts.
The document from the Inspectorate-General of Finance particularly points to payments made by RTP amounting to approximately 12.25 million euros, whose destination or justification raised questions on the part of the inspecting entity. These payments are at the center of the concerns that motivated the audit request.
CHEGA's project thus aims to guarantee transparency and accountability in the management of public funds channeled to the public television service, intending that an external and independent entity analyze in detail RTP's management practices over the period in question.
