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CFP alerts for lack of information on deviations in budgetary implementation

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Briefings

The Portuguese Council of Public Finance (CFP) criticized the State for insufficient information regarding budget execution deviations in 2025, noting a favorable cash flow of €1 billion while the deficit remained €6.8 billion. President Nazaré da Costa Cabral highlighted that while revenue deviations are economically complex, spending deviations exceeding hundreds of millions remain unclear. The CFP also demanded greater transparency on major public investments, specifically their calendarization and quantified execution details, to counter the deterioration of public capital under the Recovery and Resilience Plan.

Key points

• The CFP identified a favorable cash flow of €1 billion in the 2025 budget execution, while the overall deficit remained at €6.8 billion.
• President Nazaré da Costa Cabral criticized spending deviations exceeding hundreds of millions as particularly unclear compared to revenue deviations.

Context

The CFP's criticism stems from the State's failure to fully explain deviations between budget forecasts and actual execution. This issue is critical as the State benefits from the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), which aims to counteract historical underinvestment and restore public capital. The CFP argues that without deeper insight into execution factors, it cannot effectively manage public finances preventively amidst demographic and economic pressures.

Limitations

The evidence covers only the 2025 budget execution period and focuses on the CFP's internal assessment. It does not provide data on the specific causes of the spending deviations, nor does it include information on the State's actual spending levels or the broader economic context beyond the 6.2% growth rate mentioned.

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