State is not interested in knowing whether it spends its money well or badly, concludes Court of Auditors

The Portuguese State was not particularly interested in understanding whether, how and where it was spending its money badly. This is the conclusion of a report by the Court of Auditors (TdC) on the three attempts to implement mechanisms for systematic analysis of public expenditure put into practice over the last decade. From 2013 to 2023, attempts to implement expenditure reviews in line with the recommendations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) failed, lacking clear objectives and little transparency, and failing to generate any savings.