The Dutch government in search of a new form of accountability

The Dutch government in search of a new form of accountability

The Dutch government carried out a large-scale operation in the 1980s to improve financial management of the ministries. The long-term action plan has already proven its worth. Despite this progress, there remains some dissatisfaction with the budgeting and accounting process; this dissatisfaction h...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of government auditing 1999-07, Vol.26 (3), p.11
Hauptverfasser: Dees, M, A J R M Linders
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accountability
Accounting
Annual reports
Audits
Budgets
Changes
Efficiency
Expenditures
Financial management
Financial statements
Government spending
Governmental accounting
Objectives
Parliaments
Proposals
Quality
Quality improvement
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Zusammenfassung:The Dutch government carried out a large-scale operation in the 1980s to improve financial management of the ministries. The long-term action plan has already proven its worth. Despite this progress, there remains some dissatisfaction with the budgeting and accounting process; this dissatisfaction has been expressed mainly by the Lower House of Parliament. To enhance its control function, the Lower House itself took the initiative to require an earlier publication date for accounts and to improve the quality of the financial statements. In consultation with representatives from the Ministry of Finance, the other ministries, and the Netherlands Court of Audit, proposals have been put forward to achieve these goals.
ISSN:0047-0724