Bill to give the Court of Auditors more data, faster

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1. The bill would require the Court of Auditors to issue its report on political parties' accounts within three months of receiving their annual accounts. The current deadline is longer, and the goal is to prevent audit reports from being delayed.
2. The duty to cooperate with the Court would extend to the Tax Agency, Social Security and other public bodies. The Court could directly access their information databases and set up a specific information channel with them.
3. The law would be changed so the Tax Agency and Social Security can share data with the Court for any audit, not only when the Court audits those agencies themselves.
4. The changes on cooperation with the Tax Agency and Social Security would be passed by simple majority, as an ordinary law, not through the stricter procedure for organic laws.

Who it affects

• Political parties: Their accounts would be audited with a Court report due within three months.
• Tax Agency and Social Security: They would have to give the Court any data it requests and grant access to their databases.
• Companies and people receiving public money: The Court could check their data against Tax Agency and Social Security records during audits.
• Local governments and their partially owned companies: Audits of them could use tax documents such as tax returns.

Words worth knowing

Tribunal de Cuentas

Court of Auditors, the public body that reviews the accounts and spending of the public sector and political parties.

Función fiscalizadora

Audit function: checking that public money is managed correctly and legally.

Ley orgánica

Organic law, a type of Spanish law for major matters that requires a special majority in Congress.

Ley ordinaria

Ordinary law, passed by simple majority without the stricter requirements of an organic law.

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