Portuguese Court of Audits
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The Portuguese Court of Audits is the high-court
in Portugal
responsible for reviewing the legal issues on public expenditure and delivering judgement on those accounts relating to:
Court
A court is a form of tribunal, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law...
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
responsible for reviewing the legal issues on public expenditure and delivering judgement on those accounts relating to:
- General Accounts of the State
- accounts of the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and of Madeira
- liability of financial offences