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The oversight body requires a budget of US$55,820,585 for the 2026 fiscal year. Its main projects include modernizing institutional oversight, strengthening the fight against corruption, and training human resources.
The Finance Committee of the Legislative Assembly, which is still studying the draft 2026 General State Budget Law, received the president of the Corte de Cuentas de la República (CCR), Walter Sosa, who explained how the resources allocated to the institution next year will be distributed.
The entity responsible for the administrative and jurisdictional oversight of the Public Treasury and the execution of the budget requires US$55,820,585 for its operation, an amount that represents an increase of US$5,371,646 over the current budget of US$50,448,939.
The resources requested for 2026 would be divided into two budgetary units: Institutional Management and Administration, and Public Management Control and Audit.
The first would have US$26,198,290 (46.93%) and would be subdivided into two lines of work: Senior Management, which would be allocated $322,360, and General Administration, which would have US$25,875,930.
The other unit would have US$29,622,295 (53.07%) and has two lines of work: Auditing, which would have US$23,088,785, and Accounts Judgment, which would operate with US$6,533,510.
Goals
The head of the Court of Accounts stated that one of the institution’s goals is to modernize audit processes by integrating systems and applying international standards.
To this end, the Sistema Integrado de Auditoría Gubernamental (SIAG-CCR), which is already used for financial audits, would be updated and functions for special examinations and management audits would be incorporated.
There are also plans to advance the Sistema Electrónico Jurisdiccional (SIJC-CCR), which would allow for Centro Nacional Anticorrupción in the first instance.
In addition, a Virtual Audit System would be promoted to carry out remote control actions, as a first step toward also addressing processes in the foreign service.
Sosa also referred to compliance with the Anti-Corruption Law, for which a liaison office has been created with the Sistema Integrado Nacional Anticorrupción (SINAC) and the Centro Nacional Anticorrupción.
“On december 9, 2025, we launched the Anti-Corruption Directorate of the Court of Accounts of the Republic, which will work in coordination with SINAC and the Fiscalía General de la República ”, said the official.
He said that the 2026 budget includes plans to strengthen this department to prevent and detect possible irregularities in the management of public resources in ministries, autonomous agencies, and municipal governments.
Likewise, the Compliance and Anti-Bribery Directorate would be consolidated, within the framework of the ISO 37001:2016 standard, to establish the necessary mechanisms to ensure zero tolerance for bribery in the CCR.
Another goal is to promote the Virtual Classroom Training Program to strengthen the skills of human talent, with technical capabilities, ethical values, and professionals committed to improving public management.
“To date, 5,590 public servants have been trained by the Court of Accounts of the Republic, and by 2026, we plan to train more than 8,000 public servants from across the public administration”, said Sosa.
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