The president of the Court of Auditors, Filipa Urbano Calvão, considered that the Government's proposal regarding the limitation of prior approval to public contracts starting at ten million euros brings "loose and insufficient" incentives. This position was expressed during a parliamentary hearing.
The amendment proposed by the Executive limits the Court of Auditors' prior approval to public contracts whose value is equal to or greater than ten million euros, changing the previous regime that required broader supervision.
Filipa Urbano Calvão expressed doubts about the effective impact of this change on the functioning of public contracts and financial oversight. The president of the Court of Auditors warned about the need for more robust incentives that ensure more efficient and transparent management of public funds.
The parliamentary hearing was thus marked by questions about the appropriateness of the measure proposed by the Government and concerns about the consequences of this reformulation in the public contract control system in Portugal.
