The Portuguese municipalities advocate for the reactivation of the Inspeção-Geral da Administração Local (IGAL) as the supervisory entity. The president of the association of municipalities made this position during a hearing at Parliament.
Local authorities also want the end of the prior scrutiny by the Court of Accounts, considering this procedure too bureaucratic and hindering their management.
Simultaneously, municipalities are requesting support from the Court of Accounts for local authorities, asking the institution to assume a role of advice rather than just supervision.
This position arises in the context of a broader debate about the relationship between central government and local government in Portugal, with municipalities claiming greater autonomy in their financial and administrative management.
